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save Paul, kept them from
their
purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast
themselves
first
into the sea,
and get to land:
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And the rest, some on boards, and some on
broken
pieces
of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
CHAPTER 28
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
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And the barbarous
people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of
the present rain, and because of the cold.
3
And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid
them
on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
4
And when the
barbarians saw the
venomous
beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this
man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
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And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
6
Howbeit they looked when he should
have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no
harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
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In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius;
who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.
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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.
9
So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the
island, came, and were healed:
10
Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed,
they laded
us
with such things as were necessary.
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And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle,
whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
12
And landing at Syracuse, we tarried
there
three days.
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And
from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew,
and we came the next day to Puteoli:
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Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with
them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
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And from thence, when the brethren heard of
us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he
thanked God, and took courage.
16
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners
to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
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And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when
they were come together, he said unto them, Men
and
brethren, though I have committed nothing
against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the
hands of the Romans.
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Who, when they had examined me, would have let
me
go, because there
was no cause of death in me.
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But when the Jews spake against
it,
I was constrained to appeal
unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.
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For this cause therefore have I called
for you, to see
you,
and to speak with
you:
because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this
chain.
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And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither
any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
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But we desire to hear of thee
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