Acts 28

1Once we were safely ashoreG1295, we learnedG1921 thatG3754 theG3588 islandG3520 was calledG2564 MaltaG3194. 2TheG3588 islandersG915 showedG3930 usG1473 extraordinaryG3756G3588G5177 kindnessG5363. They kindledG681 a fireG4443 and welcomedG4355 allG3956 of usG1473 becauseG1223 it was rainingG5205 andG2532 coldG5592.

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PaulG3972 gatheredG4962 aG5100 bundleG4128 of sticksG5434, andG2532 as he laidG2007 them onG1909 theG3588 fireG4443, a viperG2191, drivenG1831 outG575 by theG3588 heatG2329, fastenedG2510 itself toG3588 hisG846 handG5495. 4WhenG5613 theG3588 islandersG915 sawG3708 theG3588 creatureG2342 hangingG2910 fromG1537 hisG846 handG5495, they saidG2036 toG4314 one anotherG240, “SurelyG3843 thisG3778 manG444 isG1510 a murdererG5406. Although he was savedG1295 fromG1537 theG3588 seaG2281, JusticeG13491 has notG3756 allowedG1439 him to liveG2198.” 5ButG3303 Paul shookG660 theG3588 creatureG2342 off intoG1519 theG3588 fireG4442 and sufferedG3958 noG3762 ill effectsG2556. 6The islanders were expectingG4328 himG846 toG3195 swell upG4092 orG2228 suddenlyG869 dropG2667 deadG3498. ButG1161 after waitingG4328 a longG4183 timeG1909 andG2532 seeingG2334 nothingG3367 unusualG824 happenG1096 toG1519 himG846, they changed their mindsG3328 and saidG2036 heG846 wasG1510 a godG2316.

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NearbyG1722G3588G4012G1565G5117 stoodG5225 an estateG5564 belonging toG3588 PubliusG3686G4196, the chief officialG4413 of theG3588 islandG3520. He welcomedG324 usG1473 and entertainedG3579 us hospitablyG5390 for threeG5140 daysG2250. 8TheG3588 fatherG3962 of PubliusG4196 wasG1096 sick in bedG2621, suffering fromG4912 feverG4446 andG2532 dysenteryG1420. PaulG3972 went inG1525 toG4314 see him, andG2532 after prayingG4336 and placingG2007 his handsG5495 on himG846, he healedG2390 the man. 9After thisG3778 had happenedG1096, theG3588 restG3062 of theG3588 sickG2192G769 onG1722 theG3588 islandG3520 cameG4334 andG2532 were curedG2323 as wellG2532.

10The islanders honoredG5091 usG1473 in manyG4183 waysG5092 andG2532 suppliedG2007 our needsG5532 when we were ready to sailG321.

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Paul Arrives in Italy

AfterG3326 threeG5140 monthsG3376 we set sailG321 inG1722 an AlexandrianG222 shipG4143 that had winteredG3914 inG1722 theG3588 islandG3520. It had the Twin BrothersG13592 as a figureheadG3902. 12Putting inG2609 atG1519 SyracuseG4946, we stayed thereG1961 threeG5140 daysG2250. 13FromG3606 there we weighed anchorG4014 and cameG2658 toG1519 RhegiumG4484. AfterG3326 oneG1520 dayG2250, a south windG3558 came upG1920, and on the second dayG1206 we arrivedG2064 atG1519 PuteoliG4223. 14There we foundG2147 some brothersG80 who invited usG3870 to spendG1961 the weekG2033G2250 withG3844 themG846. AndG2532 soG3779 we cameG2064 toG1519 RomeG4516.

15TheG3588 brothersG80 thereG2547 had heardG191 aboutG4012 usG1473 and traveledG2064 as far asG891 the ForumG5410 of AppiusG6753 andG2532 the ThreeG5140 TavernsG49994 toG1519 meetG529 usG1473. When PaulG3972 sawG3708 them, he was encouragedG2983G2294 and gave thanksG2168 to GodG2316.

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Paul Preaches at Rome

(Isaiah 6:1–13)

WhenG3753 we arrivedG1525 inG1519 RomeG4516,5 PaulG3972 was permittedG2010 to stayG3306 byG2596 himselfG1438, withG4862 a soldierG4757 to guardG5442 himG846.

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AfterG3326 threeG5140 daysG2250, heG846 called togetherG4779 theG3588 leadersG4413 of theG3588 JewsG2453. When theyG846 had gatheredG4905, he saidG2036 toG4314 themG846, “BrothersG435G80, although I have doneG4160 nothingG3762 againstG1727 our peopleG2992 orG2228 theG3588 customsG1485 of our fathersG3971, IG1473 was taken prisonerG1198 inG1537 JerusalemG2414 and handed overG3860 toG1519 theG3588 RomansG4514. 18They examinedG350 meG1473 and wantedG1014 to releaseG630 me, becauseG1223 there wasG5225 noG3367 basisG156 for a death sentenceG2288 againstG1722 meG1473. 19ButG1161 when theG3588 JewsG2453 objectedG483, I was compelledG315 to appeal toG1941 CaesarG2541, even though I haveG2192 noG3756 charge to bring againstG2723 myG1473 nationG1484. 20SoG3767 forG1223 thisG3778 reasonG156 I have calledG3870 to seeG3708 youG4771 andG2532 speak withG4354 you. It is because ofG1752 theG3588 hopeG1680 of IsraelG2474 that I am bound withG4029 thisG3778 chainG254.”

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The leaders repliedG2036, “WeG1473 have not receivedG1209G3777 any lettersG1121 aboutG4012 youG4771 fromG575 JudeaG2449, norG3777 have anyG5100 of theG3588 brothersG80 from there reportedG518 or evenG2228 mentionedG2980 anythingG5100 badG4190 aboutG4012 youG4771. 22ButG1161 we considerG515 your viewsG3844G4771G3739G5426 worth hearingG191, becauseG1063 weG1473 knowG1110 thatG3754 people everywhereG3837 are speaking againstG483 thisG3778 sectG139.”

23SoG1161 they setG5021 a dayG2250 toG846 meet with Paul, and manyG4119 people cameG2064 toG4314 the place he was stayingG3578. He expoundedG1620 toG3739 them fromG575 morningG4404 toG2193 eveningG2073, testifying aboutG1263 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 andG5037 persuadingG3982 themG846 aboutG4012 JesusG2424 fromG575 theG3588 LawG3551 of MosesG3475 andG2532 theG3588 ProphetsG4396.

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SomeG3588 of them were convincedG3982 by whatG3588 he saidG3004, butG1161 others refused to believeG569. 25They disagreedG1510G800 amongG4314 themselves and began to leaveG630 after PaulG3972 had madeG2036 this final statementG4487: “TheG3588 HolyG40 SpiritG4151 was rightG2573 when He spokeG2980 toG4314 yourG4771 fathersG3962 throughG1223 IsaiahG2268 theG3588 prophetG4396:

28BeG1510 advisedG1110, thereforeG3767, thatG3754 God’sG2316 salvationG4992 has been sentG649 to theG3588 GentilesG1484, andG2532 theyG846 will listenG191!”7

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Paul stayed thereG1696 two full yearsG1333G3650 inG1722 his ownG2398 rented houseG3410, welcomingG588 allG3956 whoG3588 cameG1531 toG4314 visit himG846. 31BoldlyG3326G3956G3954 and freelyG209 he proclaimedG2784 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 andG2532 taughtG1321 aboutG4012 theG3588 LordG2962 JesusG2424 ChristG5547.