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Acts 28:8

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8And it happened that the father of Publius was lying down, afflicted with fever and dysentery. Paul went* to himd and after* praying, he placed his* hands on him and* healed him.

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Footnotes

  1. *Here this participle (“went”) has been translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style
  2. dLiterally “whom”
  3. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“praying”) which is understood as temporal
  4. *Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
  5. *Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“placed”) has been translated as a finite verb

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul visited him and prayed, and putting his hands on him, healed him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Publius’s father was in bed suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went to him, and praying and laying his hands on him, he healed him.

NLTNew Living Translation

As it happened, Publius’s father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.