Through My Bible Yr 03 – July 27

Acts 28:1-16

Through My Bible – July 27

Acts 28:1-16 (EHV)

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Acts 28

Safe on Malta

1 Once we were safely on shore, we learned that the island was called Malta. 2 The natives showed us extraordinary kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all, because it had started to rain and was cold.

3 As Paul gathered a bundle of sticks and laid it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand. 4 When the natives saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “No doubt this man is a murderer. Though he escaped from the sea, Justice [1] has not allowed him to live.”

5 However, Paul shook the snake off into the fire and was not harmed. 6 The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had waited for a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

7 In the nearby vicinity was an estate that belonged to a man named Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably as his guests for three days. 8 The father of Publius happened to be sick in bed, suffering from a fever and dysentery. Paul went to him, prayed, laid his hands on him, and healed him.

9 After that happened, others on the island who were sick also came and were healed. 10 They honored us in many ways, and when we were going to sail, they put on board whatever we needed.

On to Rome

11 After three months, we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island. Its figurehead was the Twin Brothers. [2] 12 We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. 13 From there we sailed up the coast and arrived at Rhegium. After one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli. 14 There we found some brothers [3] and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. 15 The brothers there heard the news about us and came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and was encouraged.

God’s Witness Reaches Rome

16 When we entered Rome, [4] Paul was allowed to live by himself with a soldier who guarded him.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 28:4 Or justice. They likely meant a Greek goddess called Justice.
  2. Acts 28:11 The Twin Brothers figurehead referred to Castor and Pollux, two sons of Zeus.
  3. Acts 28:14 When context indicates it, the Greek word for brothers may refer to all fellow believers, male and female.
  4. Acts 28:16 Some witnesses to the text add the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but.

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