Acts 13:7
He was attached to the governor, Sergius Paulus, who was an intelligent man. He sent for Barnabas and Saul and asked them to let him hear God's message.
Acts 13:12
Then the governor, seeing what had happened, believed, and was thunderstruck at the Lord's teaching.
Acts 19:38
If Demetrius and his fellow-craftsmen have a charge to bring against anyone, there are the courts and the governors; let them take legal action.
Acts 18:12
While Gallio was governor of Greece the Jews made a concerted attack upon Paul, and brought him before the governor.
Acts 13:8
But Elymas the magician??or that is the meaning of his name??pposed them, and tried to keep the governor from accepting the faith.
Acts 17:11-12
The Jews there were more high-minded than those at Thessalonica, and received the message with great eagerness and studied the Scriptures every day, to find out whether it was true.
1 Thessalonians 5:21
but test them all, retaining what is good