Acts 28

And when they were escaped, ^athen they knew that ^bthe island was called Melita. ²And ^cthe barbarous people shewed us ^dno little ^ekindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. ³And 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. ⁴And when ^cthe barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, ^fNo doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, ^gyet Vengeance suffereth not to live. ⁵And he shook off the beast into the fire, and ^hfelt no harm. ⁶Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw ⁱno harm come to him, they changed their minds, and ^ksaid that he was a god. ⁷In the same quarters were possessions of ^lthe chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days ^mcourteously. ⁸And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flixe: to whom Paul entered in, and ⁿprayed, and ^olaid his hands on him, and healed him. ⁹So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: ¹⁰who also honoured us with many ^phonours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

¹¹And after three months we departed in ^qa ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. ¹²And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. ¹³And from thence we fet a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: ¹⁴where we found ^rbrethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome. ¹⁵And from thence, when ^rthe 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. ¹⁶And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but ^sPaul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

¹⁷And it came to pass, that ^tafter three days Paul called ^lthe chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, ^uthough I have committed nothing against the people, or ^wcustoms of our fathers, yet ^xwas I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. ¹⁸Who, when they had ^yexamined me, ^zwould have let me go, ^ubecause there was no cause of death in me. ¹⁹But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to ^aappeal unto Cesar; not that ^bI had ought to accuse my nation of. ²⁰For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that ^cfor the hope ^dof Israel I am bound with ^ethis chain. ²¹And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. ²²But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this ^fsect, we know that every where ^git is spoken against. ²³And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he ^hexpounded and ⁱtestified ^kthe kingdom of God, ^klpersuading them concerning Jesus, ^mboth out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. ²⁴And ⁿsome believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. ²⁵And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, ²⁶saying, ^oGo unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: ²⁷for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. ²⁸Be it known therefore unto you, that ^pthe salvation of God is sent ^qunto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. ²⁹And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great ^rreasoning among themselves.

³⁰And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and ^sreceived all that came in unto him, ^31tpreaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all ^uconfidence, no man forbidding him.