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Publius
Publius is the "chief man of the island" of Melita (Malta) mentioned in Acts 28. He hosted the shipwrecked Paul and his companions for three days, and Paul healed his father through prayer and the laying on of hands.
Articles 55, showing 6
- TacitusPeople
Tacitus (c. AD 56 – c. 120) was an ancient Roman historian and senator. In his Annals he recorded Emperor Nero's persecution of Christians and the execution of Christ under Pontius Pilate. For this reason he is frequently cited as an early non-Christian source.
- QuiriniusPeople
Quirinius (Cyrenius in the KJV) was the Roman official whom Luke 2:2 records as governor of Syria when the Roman emperor issued his decree of enrollment. He is frequently discussed in efforts to date the birth of Jesus.
- Duranno MinistryInstitutions
Duranno Ministry (Duranno Seowon) is a South Korean Protestant publishing and literature mission organization founded by Pastor Ha Yong-jo in 1980. It publishes the quiet time devotional Living Life and magazines such as Light and Salt and Ministry and Theology, and it runs educational programs for church members and pastors.
- Geneva BibleBible
The Geneva Bible is an English Bible published in 1560 in Geneva, Switzerland, by English Protestant exiles. Widely read for its verse numbering and extensive marginal notes (commentary printed alongside the text), it was the most popular Bible in the English-speaking world before the King James Version.
- Bishops' BibleBible
The Bishops' Bible is an English Bible published in 1568 by the Church of England under the direction of Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury. It served as the base text for the translation of the King James Bible in 1611.
Verses in the King James Version 2, showing 2
- Acts 28:7
In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.
- Acts 28:8
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.
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