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Acts 28

Safe at Malta

1

When  athey had been broughtg1295 safelyg1295 throughg1295,  btheng5119 we foundg1921 out that  cthe islandg3520 was calledg2564  1Maltag3194.

2

 aThe  1nativesg915 showedg3930 us extraordinaryg5177 kindnessg5363; for becauseg1223 of the raing5205 that had setg2186 in and becauseg1223 of the coldg5592, they kindledg681 a fireg4443 and  breceivedg4355 us allg3956.

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But when Paulg3972 had gatheredg4962 a bundleg4128 of sticksg5434 and laidg2007 them on the fireg4443, a viperg2191 cameg1831 out  1becauseg575 of the heatg2329 and fastenedg2510 itself on his handg5495.

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Wheng5613  athe  1nativesg915 sawg3708 the creatureg2342 hangingg2910 from his handg5495, they began sayingg3004 to oneg240 anotherg240, " bUndoubtedlyg3843 thisg3778 mang444 is a murdererg5406, and though he has been savedg1295 from the seag2281,  2justiceg1349 has not allowedg1439 him to liveg2198."

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Howeverg3303ag3767  ahe shookg660 the creatureg2342 offg660 into the fireg4442 and sufferedg3958 nog3762 harmg2556.

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But they were expectingg4328 that he was aboutg3195 to swellg4092b up org2228 suddenlyg869 fallg2667 downg2667 deadg3498. But after they had waitedg4328 a longg4183 time and had seeng2334 nothingg3367 unusualg824 happeng1096 to him, they changedg3328 their mindsg3328 and  abegan to sayg3004 that he was a godg2316.

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Nowg1161 in the neighborhoodg4012 of that placeg5117 were landsg5564 belonging to the leadingg4413 mang4413 of the islandg3520, namedg3686 Publiusg4196, whog3739 welcomedg324 us and entertainedg3579 us courteouslyg5390 threeg5140 daysg2250.

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And it happenedg1096 that the fatherg3962 of Publiusg4196 was lyingg2621 in bed afflictedg4912 with recurrent feverg4446 and dysenteryg1420; and Paulg3972 wentg1525 in to see him and after he had  aprayedg4336, he  blaidg2007 his handsg5495 on him and healedg2390 him.

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After thisg3778 had happenedg1096, the restg3062 of the people on the islandg3520 who hadg2192 diseasesg769 were comingg4334 to him and gettingg2323 curedg2323.

10

They also honoredg5091 us with manyg4183  1marksg5092 of respectg5092; and when we were settingg321 sailg321, they  2suppliedg2007 us with  3allg3588 we neededg5532.

Paul Arrives at Rome

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At the endg3326 of threeg5140 monthsg3376 we setg321 sailg321 on  aan Alexandriang222 shipg4143 which had winteredg3914 at the islandg3520, and which hadg3902  1the Twing1359 Brothersg1359 for its figureheadg3902.

12

After we putg2609 in at Syracuseg4946, we stayedg1961 there for threeg5140 daysg2250.

13

From thereg3606 we sailedg4022 aroundg4022 and arrivedg2658 at Rhegiumg4484, and a dayg2250 laterg3326 a southg3558 windg3558 sprangg1920 up, and on the secondg1206 dayg1206 we cameg2064 to Puteolig4223.

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 1Thereg3757 we foundg2147 some  abrethreng80, and were invitedg3870 to stayg1961 with them for seveng2033 daysg2250; and thusg3779 we cameg2064 to Romeg4516.

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And the  abrethreng80, when they heardg191 aboutg4012 us, cameg2064 from thereg2547 as farg891 as the  1Marketg5410 of Appiusg675 and  2Threeg5140 Innsg4999 to meetg529 us; and when Paulg3972 sawg3708 them, he thankedg2168 Godg2316 and tookg2983 courageg2294.

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Wheng3753 we enteredg1525 Romeg4516, Paulg3972 was  aallowedg2010 to stayg3306 by himselfg1438, with the soldierg4757 who was guardingg5442 him.

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Afterg3326 threeg5140 daysg2250  1Paul calledg4779 togetherg4779 thoseg3588 who were  athe leadingg4413 meng4413 of the Jewsg2453, and when they cameg4905 togetherg4905, he began sayingg3004 to them, " bBrethreng435g80,  cthough I had doneg4160 nothingg3762 againstg1727 our peopleg2992 org2228  dthe customsg1485 of our  2fathersg3971, yet I was deliveredg3860 as a prisonerg1198 from Jerusalemg2414 into the handsg5495 of the Romansg4514.

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"And when they had  aexaminedg350 me, they  bwere willingg1014 to releaseg630 me becauseg1223 there was  cnog3367 groundg156  1for putting me to deathg2288.

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"But when the Jewsg2453  1objectedg483, I was forcedg315 to  aappealg1941 to Caesarg2541, not that I hadg2192 anyg5100 accusationg2723 againstg2723 my nationg1484.

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"For thisg3778 reasong156, thereforeg3767, I  1requestedg3870 to seeg3708 you and to speakg4354 with you, for I am wearingg4029  athisg3778 chaing254 for  bthe sakeg1752a of the hopeg1680 of Israelg2274."

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They saidg3004 to him, "We have neitherg3777 receivedg1209 lettersg1121 from Judeag2453 concerningg4012 you, norg3777 have anyg5100 of  athe brethreng80 comeg3854 hereg3854 and reportedg518 org2228 spokeng2980 anythingg5100 badg4190 aboutg4012 you.

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"But we desireg515 to hearg191 from you whatg3739  1your viewsg5426 are; for concerningg4012 thisg3778  asectg139, it is knowng1110 to us that  bit is spokeng483 againstg483 everywhereg3837."

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When they had setg5021 a dayg2250 for Paul, they cameg2064 to him at  ahis lodgingg3578 in largeg4183 numbersg4183; and he was explainingg1620 to them by solemnlyg1263  btestifyingg1263 about the kingdomg932 of Godg2316 and trying to persuadeg3982 them concerningg4012 Jesusg2424,  cfrom bothg5037 the Lawg3551 of Mosesg3475 and from the Prophetsg4396, from morningg4404 untilg2193 eveningg2073.

24

 aSomeg3588 were being persuadedg3982 by the thingsg3004 spokeng3004, but othersg3588 wouldg569 not believeg569.

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And when they did not agreeg800 with oneg240 anotherg240, they began leavingg630 after Paulg3972 had spokeng3004 oneg1520 parting wordg4487, "The Holyg40 Spiritg4151 rightlyg2573 spokeg2980 throughg1223 Isaiahg2268 the prophetg4396 to your fathersg3962,

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sayingg3004, ` aGOg4198 TO THISg3778 PEOPLEg2992 AND SAYg3004, " 1 bYOU WILL KEEPg189 ON HEARINGg191,  2BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTANDg4920; AND  3YOU WILL KEEPg991 ON SEEINGg991, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVEg3708;

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 aFOR THE HEARTg2588 OF THISg3778 PEOPLEg2992 HAS BECOMEg3975 DULLg3975, AND WITH THEIR EARSg3775 THEY SCARCELYg917 HEARg191, AND THEY HAVE CLOSEDg2576 THEIR EYESg3788; OTHERWISEg3379 THEY MIGHT SEEg3708 WITH THEIR EYESg3788, AND HEARg191 WITH THEIR EARSg3775, AND UNDERSTANDg4920 WITH THEIR HEARTg2588 AND RETURNg1994, AND I WOULD HEALg2390 THEM."'

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"Thereforeg3767 let it be knowng1110 to you that  athisg3778 salvationg4992 of Godg2316 has been sentg649  bto the Gentilesg1484; they will alsog2532 listeng191."

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1When he had spokeng3004 theseg3778 words, the Jewsg2453 departedg565, havingg2192 a greatg4183 disputeg4803 amongg1722 themselvesg1438.]

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And he stayedg1696 twog1333 fullg3650 yearsg1333  1in his owng2398 rentedg3410 quartersg3410 and was welcomingg588 allg3956 who cameg1531 to him,

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 1 apreachingg2784 the kingdomg932 of Godg2316 and teachingg1321 concerningg4012 the Lordg2962 Jesusg2424 Christg5547  bwith allg3956 opennessg3954, unhinderedg209.



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