Acts:28
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And when they were escaped ,
then they knew that the island was called Melita .
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And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness :
for they kindled a fire ,
and received us every one ,
because of the present rain ,
and because of the cold .
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And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks ,
and laid them on the fire ,
there came a viper out of the heat ,
and fastened on his hand .
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And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand ,
they said among themselves ,
No doubt this man is a murderer ,
whom ,
though he hath escaped the sea ,
yet vengeance suffereth not to live .
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And he shook off the beast into the fire ,
and felt no harm .
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Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen ,
or fallen down dead suddenly :
but after they had looked a great while ,
and saw no harm come to him ,
they changed their minds ,
and said that he was a god .
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In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island ,
whose name was Publius ;
who received us ,
and lodged us three days courteously .
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And it came to pass ,
that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux :
to whom Paul entered in ,
and prayed ,
and laid his hands on him ,
and healed him .
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So when this was done ,
others also ,
which had diseases in the island ,
came ,
and were healed :
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Who also honoured us with many honours ;
and when we departed ,
they laded us with such things as were necessary .
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And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria ,
which had wintered in the isle ,
whose sign was Castor and Pollux .
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And landing at Syracuse ,
we tarried there three days .
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And from thence we fetched a compass ,
and came to Rhegium :
and after one day the south wind blew ,
and we came the next day to Puteoli :
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Where we found brethren ,
and were desired to tarry with them seven days :
and so we went toward Rome .
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And from thence ,
when the brethren heard of us ,
they came to meet us as far as Appii forum ,
and The three taverns :
whom when Paul saw ,
he thanked God ,
and took courage .
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And when we came to Rome ,
the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard :
but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him .
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And it came to pass ,
that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together :
and when they were come together ,
he said unto them ,
Men and brethren ,
though I have committed nothing against the people ,
or customs of our fathers ,
yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans .
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Who ,
when they had examined me ,
would have let me go ,
because there was no cause of death in me .
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But when the Jews spake against it ,
I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar ;
not that I had ought to accuse my nation of .
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For this cause therefore have I called for you ,
to see you ,
and to speak with you :
because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain .
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And they said unto him ,
We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee ,
neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee .
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But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest :
for as concerning this sect ,
we know that every where it is spoken against .
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And when they had appointed him a day ,
there came many to him into his lodging ;
to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God ,
persuading them concerning Jesus ,
both out of the law of Moses ,
and out of the prophets ,
from morning till evening .
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And some believed the things which were spoken ,
and some believed not .
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And when they agreed not among themselves ,
they departed ,
after that Paul had spoken one word ,
Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers ,
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Saying ,
Go unto this people ,
and say ,
Hearing ye shall hear ,
and shall not understand ;
and seeing ye shall see ,
and not perceive :
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For the heart of this people is waxed gross ,
and their ears are dull of hearing ,
and their eyes have they closed ;
lest they should see with their eyes ,
and hear with their ears ,
and understand with their heart ,
and should be converted ,
and I should heal them .
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Be it known therefore unto you ,
that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles ,
and that they will hear it .
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And when he had said these words ,
the Jews departed ,
and had great reasoning among themselves .
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And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house ,
and received all that came in unto him ,
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Preaching the kingdom of God ,
and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ ,
with all confidence ,
no man forbidding him .