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 28:1 ¶ And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.

 28:1 ¶ Andº when they were escaped,ºº thenº they knewºº thatº theº islandº was calledºº Melita.º

 28:2 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.

 28:2 Andº theº barbarous peopleº shewedºº usº noº littleºº kindness:º forº they kindledºº a fire,º and receivedºº usº every one,º becauseº of theº presentºº rain,º andº becauseº of theº cold.º

 28:3 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.

 28:3 Andº when Paulº had gatheredºº a bundleº of sticks,º andº laidºº [them] onº theº fire,º there cameºº a viperº out ofº theº heat,º and fastenedº onºº hisºº hand.º

 28:4 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.

 28:4 Andº whenº theº barbariansº sawºº theº [venomous] beastº hangºº onº hisºº hand,º they saidºº amongº themselves,º No doubtº thisº manº isºº a murderer,º whom,º though he hath escapedººº theº sea,º yet vengeanceº sufferethºº notº to live.ºº

 28:5 Howbeit he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.

 28:5 Andºº heºº shook offºº theº beastº intoº theº fire,º and feltºº noº harm.º

 28:6 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.

 28:6 Howbeitº theyº lookedººº when heº shouldºº have swollen,ºº orº fallen downºº deadº suddenly:º butº after theyº had lookedºº a great while,ºº andº sawºº noº harmºº comeºº toº him,º they changed their minds,ºº and saidºº that heº wasºº a god.º

 28:7 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.

 28:7 º Inºº theº sameº quartersººº wereºº possessionsº of theº chief manº of theº island,º whose nameº wasº Publius;º whoº receivedºº us,º and lodgedº usºº threeº daysº courteously.º

 28:8 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.

 28:8 Andº it came to pass,ºº that theº fatherº of Publiusº layºº sickº ofºº a feverº andº of a bloody flux:º toº whomº Paulº entered in,ºº andº prayed,ºº and laidºº his handsº onºº him,º and healedºº him.º

 28:9 And when this was done, the rest also that had diseases in the island came, and were cured:

 28:9 Soº whenºº thisº was done,ºº othersº also,º whichº hadºº diseasesº inº theº island,º came,ºº andº were healed:ºº

 28:10 who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.

 28:10 Whoº alsoº honouredº usº with manyº honours;ºº andº when we departed,ºº they ladedºº [us] with such things asº were necessary.ºº

 28:11 And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.

 28:11 Andº afterº threeº monthsº we departedºº inº a shipº of Alexandria,º which had winteredºº inº theº isle,º whose signº was Castor and Pollux.º

 28:12 And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.

 28:12 Andº landingºº atº Syracuse,º we tarriedºº [there] threeº days.º

 28:13 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;

 28:13 And from thenceº we fetched a compass,ºº and cameºº toº Rhegium:º andº afterº oneº dayº the south windº blew,ºº and we cameºº the next dayº toº Puteoli:º

 28:14 where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome.

 28:14 Whereº we foundºº brethren,º and were desiredºº to tarryºº withº themº sevenº days:º andº soº we wentºº towardº Rome.º

 28:15 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.

 28:15 And from thence,º when theº brethrenº heardºº ofº us,º they cameºº toº meetºº usº as far asº Appiiº forum,º andº The threeº taverns:º whomº when Paulº saw,ºº he thankedºº God,º and tookºº courage.º

 28:16 And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.

 28:16 Andº whenº we cameºº toº Rome,º theº centurionº deliveredºº theº prisonersº to theº captain of the guard:º butº Paulº was sufferedºº to dwellºº byº himselfº withº a soldierº that keptºº him.º

 28:17 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:

 28:17 Andº it came to pass,ºº that afterº threeº daysº Paulº calledºº the chiefººº of the Jewsº together:ºººººº andº when theyºº were come together,ºº he saidºº untoº them,º Menº [and] brethren,º though Iº have committedºº nothingº againstº theº people,º orº customsº of our fathers,º yet was I deliveredºº prisonerº fromº Jerusalemº intoº theº handsº of theº Romans.º

 28:18 who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.

 28:18 Who,º when they had examinedºº me,º wouldºº have let [me] go,ºº becauseº there wasºº noº causeº of deathº inº me.º

 28:19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught whereof to accuse my nation.

 28:19 Butº when theº Jewsº spake againstºº [it], I was constrainedºº to appealºº untoº Caesar;º notº thatº I hadºº oughtº to accuseºº myº nationº of.ºº

 28:20 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.

 28:20 Forº thisº causeº thereforeº have I calledºº for you,º to seeºº [you], andº to speak withºº [you]: becauseº thatº forº theº hopeº of Israelº I am boundº withºº thisº chain.º

 28:21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee, nor did any of the brethren come hither and report or speak any harm of thee.

 28:21 Andº theyº saidºº untoº him,º Weº neitherº receivedºº lettersº out ofº Judaeaº concerningº thee,º neitherº anyº of theº brethrenº that cameºº shewedºº orº spakeºº anyº harmº ofº thee.º

 28:22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.

 28:22 Butº we desireºº to hearºº ofº theeº whatº thou thinkest:ºº forº asº concerningºº thisº sect,º weº knowººº thatº every whereº it is spoken against.ºº

 28:23 And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him into his lodging in great number; to whom he expounded [the matter], testifying the kingdom of God, and persuading them concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses and from the prophets, from morning till evening.

 28:23 Andº when they had appointedºº himº a day,º there cameºº manyº toº himº intoº [his] lodging;º to whomº he expoundedºº and testifiedºº theº kingdomº of God,ºº persuadingºº themº concerningº Jesus,º bothº out ofº theº lawº of Moses,º andº [out of] theº prophets,º fromº morningº tillº evening.º

 28:24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.

 28:24 Andº someºº believedºº the things which were spoken,ºº andº someº believed not.ºº

 28:25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Spirit through Isaiah the prophet unto your fathers,

 28:25 Andº when they agreed notººº amongº themselves,º they departed,ºº after that Paulº had spokenºº oneº word,ºº Wellº spakeºº theº Holyº Ghostº byº Esaiasº theº prophetº untoº ourº fathers,º

 28:26 saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

 28:26 Saying,ºº Goºº untoº thisº people,º andº say,ºº Hearingº ye shall hear,ºº andº shallºº notº understand;ºº andº seeingºº ye shall see,ºº andº notº perceive:ºº

 28:27 For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest, haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.

 28:27 Forº theº heartº of thisº peopleº is waxed gross,ºº andº their earsº are dullº of hearing,ººº andº theirºº eyesº have they closed;ºº lestº they should seeºº with [their] eyes,º andº hearºº with [their] ears,º andº understandºº with [their] heart,º andº should be converted,ºº andº I should healºº them.º

 28:28 Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear.

 28:28 Beº itºº knownº thereforeº unto you,º thatº theº salvationº of Godº is sentºº unto theº Gentiles,º andº [that] theyº will hearºº it.º

 28:29 [And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, having much disputing among themselves.]

 28:29 Andº when heº had saidºº these words,º theº Jewsº departed,ºº and hadºº greatº reasoningº amongº themselves.º

 28:30 And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him,

 28:30 Andº Paulº dweltºº twoºº wholeº yearsºº inº his ownº hired house,º andº receivedºº allº that came inººº untoº him,º

 28:31 preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, none forbidding him.

 28:31 Preachingºº theº kingdomº of God,º andº teachingºº those thingsº which concernº theº Lordº Jesusº Christ,º withº allº confidence,º no man forbidding him.º