Acts 28:1 And2532 when they were escaped,1295 then5119 they knew1921 that3754 the island3520 was called2564 Melita.3194 cr 2 And1161 the barbarous people915 shewed3930 us2254 no3756 little5177 kindness:5363 for1063 they kindled381 a fire,4443 and received4355 us2248 every one,3956 because1223 of the present2186 rain,5205 and2532 because1223 of the cold.5592 cr 3 And1161 when Paul3972 had gathered4962 a bundle4128 of sticks,5434 and2532 laid2007 them on1909 the fire,4443 there came1831 a viper2191 out of1537 the heat,2329 and fastened on2510 his846 hand.5495 cr 4 And1161 when5613 the barbarians915 saw1492 the venomous beast2342 hang2910 on1537 his846 hand,5495 they said3004 among4314 themselves,240 No doubt3843 this3778 man444 is2076 a murderer,5406 whom,3739 though he hath escaped1295 1537 the sea,2281 yet vengeance1349 suffereth1439 not3756 to live.2198 cr

Acts 28:5 And3303 3767 he shook off660 the beast2342 into1519 the fire,4442 and felt3958 no3762 harm.2556 cr 6 Howbeit1161 they looked4328 when he846 should3195 have swollen,4092 or2228 fallen down2667 dead3498 suddenly:869 but1161 after they846 had looked4328 a great while,1909 4183 and2532 saw2334 no3367 harm824 come1096 to1519 him,846 they changed their minds,3328 and said3004 that he846 was1511 a god.2316 cr 7 In1161 1722 4012 the same1565 quarters5117 were5225 possessions5564 of the chief man4413 of the island,3520 whose name was3686 Publius;4196 who3739 received324 us,2248 and lodged us3579 three5140 days2250 courteously.5390 cr

Acts 28:8 And1161 it came to pass,1096 that the father3962 of Publius4196 lay2621 sick of4912 a fever4446 and2532 of a bloody flux:1420 to4314 whom3739 Paul3972 entered in,1525 and2532 prayed,4336 and laid2007 2794 his hands5495 on2007 him,846 and healed2390 him.846 cr 9 So3767 when1096 2794 this5127 was done,1096 others3062 also,2532 which3588 had2192 diseases769 in1722 the island,3520 came,4334 and2532 were healed:2323 cr 10 Who3739 also2532 honoured5092 us2248 with many4183 honours;5091 and2532 when we departed,321 they laded2007 us with such things as4314 were necessary.5532 cr

Acts 28:11 And1161 after3326 three5140 months3376 we departed321 in1722 a ship4143 of Alexandria,222 which had wintered3914 in1722 the isle,3520 whose sign3902 was Castor and Pollux.1359 cr 12 And2532 landing2609 at1519 Syracuse,4946 we tarried1961 there three5140 days.2250 cr 13 And from thence3606 we fetched a compass,4022 and came2658 to1519 Rhegium:4484 and2532 after3326 one3391 day2250 the south wind3558 blew,1920 and we came2064 the next day1206 to1519 Puteoli:4223 cr 14 Where3757 we found2147 brethren,80 and were desired3870 to tarry1961 with1909 them846 seven2033 days:2250 and2532 so3779 we went2064 toward1519 Rome.4516 cr 15 And from thence,2547 when the brethren80 heard191 of4012 us,2257 they came1831 to meet529 1519 us2254 as far as891 Appii675 forum,5410 and2532 The three5140 taverns:4999 whom3739 when Paul3972 saw,1492 he thanked2168 God,2316 and took2983 courage.2294 cr 16 And1161 when3753 we came2064 to1519 Rome,4516 the centurion1543 delivered3860 the prisoners1198 to the captain of the guard:4759 but1161 Paul3972 was suffered2010 to dwell3306 by2596 himself1438 with4862 a soldier4757 that kept5442 him.846 cr

Acts 28:17 And1161 it came to pass,1096 that after3326 three5140 days2250 Paul3972 called4779 2794 the chief4413 5607 of the Jews2453 together:4779 and1161 when they846 were come together,4905 he said3004 unto4314 them,846 Men435 and brethren,80 though I1473 have committed4160 nothing3762 against1727 the people,2992 or2228 customs1485 of our fathers,3971 yet was I delivered3860 prisoner1198 from1537 Jerusalem2414 into1519 the hands5495 of the Romans.4514 cr 18 Who,3748 when they had examined350 me,3165 would1014 have let me go,630 because1223 there was5225 no3367 cause156 of death2288 in1722 me.1698 cr 19 But1161 when the Jews2453 spake against483 it, I was constrained315 to appeal1941 unto Caesar;2541 not3756 that5613 I had2192 ought5100 to accuse2723 2794 my3450 nation1484 of.2723 cr 20 For1223 this5026 cause156 therefore3767 have I called3870 for you,5209 to see1492 you, and2532 to speak with4354 you: because that1752 for1063 the hope1680 of Israel2474 I am bound with4029 this5026 chain.254 cr 21 And1161 they said2036 unto4314 him,846 We2249 neither3777 received1209 letters1121 out of575 Judaea2449 concerning4012 thee,4675 neither3777 any5100 of the brethren80 that came3854 shewed518 or2228 spake2980 any5100 harm4190 of4012 thee.4675 cr 22 But1161 we desire515 to hear191 of3844 thee4675 what3739 thou thinkest:5426 for1063 as concerning4012 3303 this5026 sect,139 we2254 know2076 1110 that3754 every where3837 it is spoken against.483 cr 23 And1161 when they had appointed5021 him846 a day,2250 there came2240 many4119 to4314 him846 into1519 his lodging;3578 to whom3739 he expounded1620 and testified1263 the kingdom932 of God,2316 5037 persuading3982 them846 concerning4012 Jesus,2424 both5037 out of575 the law3551 of Moses,3475 and2532 out of the prophets,4396 from575 morning4404 till2193 evening.2073 cr

Acts 28:24 And2532 some3303 believed3982 the things which were spoken,3004 and1161 some believed not.569 cr 25 And1161 when they agreed not800 5607 among4314 themselves,240 they departed,630 after that Paul3972 had spoken2036 one1520 word,4487 3754 Well2573 spake2980 the Holy40 Ghost4151 by1223 Esaias2268 the prophet4396 unto4314 our2257 fathers,3962 cr 26 Saying,3004 Go4198 unto4314 this5126 people,2992 and2532 say,2036 Hearing189 ye shall hear,191 and2532 shall4920 2794 not3364 understand;4920 and2532 seeing991 ye shall see,991 and2532 not3364 perceive:1492 cr 27 For1063 the heart2588 of this5127 people2992 is waxed gross,3975 and2532 their ears3775 are dull917 of hearing,191 and2532 their846 eyes3788 have they closed;2576 lest3379 they should see1492 with their eyes,3788 and2532 hear191 with their ears,3775 and2532 understand4920 with their heart,2588 and2532 should be converted,1994 and2532 I should heal2390 them.846 cr 28 Be it2077 known1110 therefore3767 unto you,5213 that3754 the salvation4992 of God2316 is sent649 unto the Gentiles,1484 and2532 that they will hear191 it.846 cr 29 And2532 when he846 had said2036 these words,5023 the Jews2453 departed,565 and had2192 great4183 reasoning4803 among1722 themselves.1438 cr

Acts 28:30 And1161 Paul3972 dwelt3306 two1333 2794 whole3650 years1333 in1722 his own2398 hired house,3410 and2532 received588 all3956 that came in1531 unto4314 him,846 cr 31 Preaching2784 the kingdom932 of God,2316 and2532 teaching1321 those things which concern4012 the Lord2962 Jesus2424 Christ,5547 with3326 all3956 confidence,3954 no man forbidding him.209 cr