28Acts 28

CHAP. XXVIII. / 1 Paul, after his shipwracke is kingly entertained of the Barbarians. 5 The viper on his had hurteth him not. 8 He healeth many diseases in the Iland. 11 They depart towards Rome. 17 H

1And when they were escaped, then they knew that the Iland was called Melita.Select Acts 28:1

2And the barbarous people shewed vs no little kindnesse: for they kindled a fire, and receiued vs euery one because of the present raine, and because of the cold.Select Acts 28:2

3And when Paul had gathered a bundle of stickes, and layde them on the fire, there came a Uiper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.Select Acts 28:3

4And when the Barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they saide among themselues, No doubt this man is a murtherer, whom though hee hath escaped the Sea, yet Uengeance suffereth not to liue.Select Acts 28:4

5And hee shooke off the beast into the fire, and felt no harme.Select Acts 28:5

6Howbeit, they looked when hee should haue swollen, or fallen downe dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harme come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a God.Select Acts 28:6

7In the same quarters were possessions of the chiefe man of the Iland, whose name was Publius, who receiued vs, and lodged vs three dayes courteously.Select Acts 28:7

8And it came to passe that the father of Publius lay sicke of a feuer, and of a bloody-flixe, to whom Paul entred in, and prayed, and layed his hands on him, and healed him.Select Acts 28:8

9So when this was done, others also which had diseases in the Iland, came, and were healed:Select Acts 28:9

10Who also honoured vs with many honours, and when wee departed, they laded vs with such things as were necessary.Select Acts 28:10

11And after three moneths wee departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the Ile, whose signe was Castor and Pollux.Select Acts 28:11

12And landing at Syracuse wee taried there three dayes.Select Acts 28:12

13And from thence wee fet a compasse, and came to Rhegium, and after one day the South winde blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:Select Acts 28:13

14Where wee found brethren, and were desired to tary with them seuen dayes: and so we went toward Rome.Select Acts 28:14

15And from thence, when the brethren heard of vs, they came to meet vs as farre as Appii forum, and the three Tauernes: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and tooke courage.Select Acts 28:15

16And when we came to Rome, the Centurion deliuered the prisoners to the Captaine of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himselfe, with a souldier that kept him.Select Acts 28:16

17And it came to passe, that after three dayes, Paul called the chiefe of the Iewes together. And when they were come together, he said vnto them, Men and brethren, though I haue committed nothing against the people, or customes of our fathers, yet was I deliuered prisoner from Hierusalem into the hands of the Romanes.Select Acts 28:17

18Who when they had examined me, would haue let me goe, because there was no cause of death in me.Select Acts 28:18

19But when the Iewes spake against it, I was constrained to appeale vnto Cesar, not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.Select Acts 28:19

20For this cause therefore haue I called for you, to see you, and to speake with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chaine.Select Acts 28:20

21And they saide vnto him, Wee neither receiued letters out of Iudea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came, shewed or spake any harme of thee.Select Acts 28:21

22But we desire to heare of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that euery where it is spoken against.Select Acts 28:22

23And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging, to whom he expounded and testified the kingdome of God, perswading them concerning Iesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the Prophets, from morning till euening.Select Acts 28:23

24And some beleeued the things which were spoken, and some beleeued not.Select Acts 28:24

25And when they agreed not among themselues, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the holy Ghost by Esaias the Prophet, vnto our fathers,Select Acts 28:25

26Saying, Goe vnto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall heare, and shall not vnderstand, and seeing ye shall see, and not perceiue.Select Acts 28:26

27For the heart of this people is waxed grosse, and their eares are dull of hearing, and their eyes haue they closed, lest they should with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand with their heart, and should bee conuerted, and I should heale them.Select Acts 28:27

28Be it knowen therfore vnto you, that the saluation of God is sent vnto the Gentiles, and that they wil heare it.Select Acts 28:28

29And when hee had saide these words, the Iewes departed, and had great reasoning among themselues.Select Acts 28:29

30And Paul dwelt two whole yeeres in his owne hired house, and receiued all that came in vnto him,Select Acts 28:30

31Preaching the kingdome of God, and teaching those things which concerne the Lord Iesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.Select Acts 28:31