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Acts - ch 28 v 1 - 20
- And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.
- And the barbarians showed us no common kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
- But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out by reason of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
- And when the barbarians saw the `venomous' creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.
- Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.
- But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
- Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and entertained us three days courteously.
- And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him.
- And when this was done, the rest also that had diseases in the island came, and were cured:
- who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.
- And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.
- And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
- And from thence we made a circuit, and arrived at Rhegium: and after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli;
- where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome.
- And from thence the brethren, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns; whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
- And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.
- And it came to pass, that after three days he called together those that were the chief of the Jews: and when they were come together, he said unto them, I, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:
- who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.
- But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught whereof to accuse my nation.
- For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with `me': for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
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