Verse 7
Acts 28:7
Free Bible Version
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Nearby were lands that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and looked after us for three days very hospitably.
Original Language Text
greek
Ἐν δὲ τοῖς περὶ τὸν τόπον ἐκεῖνον ὑπῆρχεν χωρία τῷ πρώτῳ τῆς νήσου ὀνόματι Ποπλίῳ, ὃς ἀναδεξάμενος ἡμᾶς ⸂τρεῖς ἡμέρας⸃ φιλοφρόνως ἐξένισεν.
English Translation
But in the regions around that place there was a district of the first part of the island named Poplios, who, having received us, kindly entertained us for three days.
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Chapter 28 Context
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When we were safely ashore, we discovered that we were on the island of Malta.
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The people there were very kind—they started a fire and called all of us over so we could warm up fr...
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3
Paul collected a bundle of firewood and threw it on the fire. But a poisonous snake was driven out o...
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When the people there saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must b...
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However, Paul shook the snake off into the fire, and suffered no ill effects.
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They were expecting him to swell up, or suddenly fall down dead. But after waiting a long time, they...
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Nearby were lands that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and loo...
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Now Publius' father was sick, lying in bed suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see h...
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After this happened, everyone else who was sick on the island came and was healed.
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They presented us with many gifts, and when we had to sail they provided everything we needed for th...
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11
After a three month stay we set sail aboard a ship from Alexandria that had spent the winter at the...
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12
We stopped at Syracuse, and spent three days there.
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13
From there we sailed on to Rhegium. The following day a south wind blew, and on the second day we ar...
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where we discovered some believers. They asked us to stay with them for a week. So we came to Rome.
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15
When some of the believers from Rome heard we had arrived they came to meet us at the Forum of Appiu...
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16
When we entered Rome, Paul was permitted to stay under house arrest with a soldier to guard him.
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Three days later Paul invited the Jewish leaders there to come to see him. When they were all togeth...
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But the Jewish leaders opposed this, so I was forced to appeal to Caesar—not that I had any accusati...
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That's why I asked to see you, and talk to you, because it is on account of the hope of Israel that...
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“We have not received any letters from Judea about you, and none of our people have come here with r...
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“But we do want to hear from you what you believe—especially regarding this sect, which we know is c...
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They made an appointment to meet with him. On that day many people came to where he was staying. Fro...
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23
Some accepted what Paul said, but some refused to believe.
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24
They couldn't agree among themselves, and they left after Paul told them this: “The Holy Spirit said...
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‘Go to these people and tell them: Even though you hear, you won't ever understand, and even though...
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For the minds of these people have become calloused and hard, their ears cannot hear, their eyes are...
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Consequently you should know that this salvation that comes from God (Elohim) has been sent to the f...
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For two full years Paul stayed there in the house he rented, welcoming everyone who came to see him.
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He spoke of the kingdom of God (Elohim), and taught about the Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ very boldly...
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