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Acts 28:8
8And it happened that the father of Publius lay ill of fever and dysentery; to whom Paul entered in, and having prayed and laid his hands on him cured him.
Acts 28:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul visited him and prayed, and putting his hands on him, healed him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him.
Context of Acts 28:8
6But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down suddenly dead. But when they had expected a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god. 7Now in the country surrounding that place were the lands belonging to the chief man of the island, by name Publius, who received us and gave [us] hospitality three days in a very friendly way. And it happened that the father of Publius lay ill of fever and dysentery; to whom Paul entered in, and having prayed and laid his hands on him cured him. 9But this having taken place, the rest also who had sicknesses in the island came and were healed: 10who also honoured us with many honours, and on our leaving they made presents to us of what should minister to our wants.
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Ἐγένετο δὲ τὸν πατέρα τοῦ Ποπλίου πυρετοῖς καὶ δυσεντερίῳ συνεχόμενον κατακεῖσθαι· πρὸς ὃν ὁ Παῦλος εἰσελθὼν καὶ προσευξάμενος, ἐπιθεὶς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῷ, ἰάσατο αὐτόν.¶Read the interlinear
- happenedγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- fatherπατήρpatēr · fatherG3962
- PubliusΠόπλιοςPoplios · PubliusG4196
- feverπυρετόςpuretos · feverG4446
- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
- enteredεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
- prayedπροσεύχομαιproseuchomai · to prayG4336
- laidἐπιτίθημιepitithēmi · to put/lay onG2007
- handsχείρcheir · handG5495
Cross-references for Acts 28:8
- Mark 1:30And the mother-in-law of Simon lay in a fever. And straightway they speak to him about her.
- Acts 9:40But Peter, putting them all out, and kneeling down, prayed. And, turning to the body, he said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes, and, seeing Peter, sat up.
- 1 Kings 17:20And he cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
- James 5:14Is any sick among you? let him call to [him] the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of [the] Lord;
- Acts 9:17And Ananias went and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him he said, Saul, brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus that appeared to thee in the way in which thou camest, that thou mightest see, and be filled with [the] Holy Spirit.
- Acts 19:11And God wrought no ordinary miracles by the hands of Paul,
- Matthew 9:18As he spoke these things to them, behold, a ruler coming in did homage to him, saying, My daughter has by this died; but come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live.
- Mark 6:5And he could not do any work of power there, save that laying his hands on a few infirm persons he healed [them].
- Mark 7:32And they bring to him a deaf [man] who could not speak right, and they beseech him that he might lay his hand on him.
- Mark 16:18they shall take up serpents; and if they should drink any deadly thing it shall not injure them; they shall lay hands upon the infirm, and they shall be well.
- Luke 4:40And when the sun went down, all, as many as had persons sick with divers diseases, brought them to him, and having laid his hands on every one of them, he healed them;
- Luke 13:13And he laid his hands upon her; and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
- Matthew 10:1And having called to [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power over unclean spirits, so that they should cast them out, and heal every disease and every bodily weakness.
- Luke 9:1And having called together the twelve, he gave them power and authority over all demons, and to heal diseases,
- Luke 10:8And into whatsoever city ye may enter and they receive you, eat what is set before you,
- 1 Corinthians 12:9and to a different one faith, in [the power of] the same Spirit; and to another gifts of healing in [the power of] the same Spirit;
Commentaries on Acts 28:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The father of Publius lay sick - ͅ ; Of a fever and dysentery; perhaps a cholera morbus. Paul - prayed - That God would exert his power; and laid his hands on him, as the means which God ordinarily used to convey the energy of the Holy Spirit, and healed him; God having conveyed the healing power by this means. In such a disorder as that mentioned here by St. Luke, where the bowels were in a state of inflammation, and a general fever aiding the dysentery…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8A bloody flux - Greek: dysentery. And laid his hands on him - In accordance with the promise of the Saviour, Mark 16:18. This miracle was a suitable return for the hospitality of Publius, and would serve to conciliate further the kindness of the people, and prepare the way for Paul‘s usefulness.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9Compare with Luke 4:38–40.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. possessions of the chief man--"the first man." of the island--He would hardly be so styled in the lifetime of his father, if his distinction was that of the family. But it is now ascertained that this was the proper official title of the Maltese representative of the Roman prætor to Sicily, to whose province Malta belonged; two inscriptions having been discovered in the island, one in Greek, the other in Latin, containing the same words which Luke…Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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