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Acts 28
28:1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island
was called Melita.
28:2 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.
28:3 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.
28:4 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.
28:5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
28:6 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.
28:7 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.
28:8 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.
28:9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
28:10 Who also honoured us with many honours;
and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.
28:11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria,
which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
28:12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
28:13 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:
28:14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days:
and so we went toward Rome.
28:15 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.
28:16 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.
28:17 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.
28:18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go,
because there was no cause of death in me.
28:19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained
to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.
28:20 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.
28:21 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.
28:22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest:
for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against.
28:23 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.
28:24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not.
28:25 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,
28:26 Saying,
Go unto this people, and say,
Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand;
and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive:
28:27 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.
28:28 Be it known therefore unto you,
that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.
28:29 And when he had said these words,
the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
28:30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house,
and received all that came in unto him,
28:31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things
which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
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