Verse 4
Acts 28:4
New Living Translation
4
The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, “A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live.”
Original Language Text
greek
ὡς δὲ εἶδον οἱ βάρβαροι κρεμάμενον τὸ θηρίον ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ, ⸂πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἔλεγον⸃· Πάντως φονεύς ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὗτος ὃν διασωθέντα ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης ἡ δίκη ζῆν οὐκ εἴασεν.
English Translation
When the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another: "This man is certainly a murderer, whom justice has not allowed to live after he was rescued from the sea."
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Chapter 28 Context
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Once we were safe on shore, we learned that we were on the island of Malta.
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The people of the island were very kind to us. It was cold and rainy, so they built a fire on the sh...
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3
As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out...
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4
The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, “A murderer, no doubt!...
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But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed.
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The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time an...
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7
Near the shore where we landed was an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island....
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8
As it happened, Publius’s father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him,...
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9
Then all the other sick people on the island came and were healed.
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10
As a result we were showered with honors, and when the time came to sail, people supplied us with ev...
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11
It was three months after the shipwreck that we set sail on another ship that had wintered at the is...
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12
Our first stop was Syracuse, where we stayed three days.
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13
From there we sailed across to Rhegium. A day later a south wind began blowing, so the following day...
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14
There we found some believers, who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome.
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15
The brothers and sisters in Rome had heard we were coming, and they came to meet us at the Forum on...
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16
When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to have his own private lodging, though he was guarded b...
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17
Three days after Paul’s arrival, he called together the local Jewish leaders. He said to them, “Brot...
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18
The Romans tried me and wanted to release me, because they found no cause for the death sentence.
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19
But when the Jewish leaders protested the decision, I felt it necessary to appeal to Caesar, even th...
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20
I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and so I could explain to you that I am bo...
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21
They replied, “We have had no letters from Judea or reports against you from anyone who has come her...
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22
But we want to hear what you believe, for the only thing we know about this movement is that it is d...
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23
So a time was set, and on that day a large number of people came to Paul’s lodging. He explained and...
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24
Some were persuaded by the things he said, but others did not believe.
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25
And after they had argued back and forth among themselves, they left with this final word from Paul:...
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26
‘Go and say to this people:<br>When you hear what I say,<br>you will not understand.<br>When you see...
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27
For the hearts of these people are hardened,<br>and their ears cannot hear,<br>and they have closed...
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28
So I want you to know that this salvation from God (Elohim) has also been offered to the Gentiles, a...
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30
For the next two years, Paul lived in Rome at his own expense. He welcomed all who visited him,
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31
boldly proclaiming the Kingdom of God (Elohim) and teaching about the Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ. An...
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