44_ACT_28_01 And when they were escaped , Then they knew that the island was called Melita .
44_ACT_28_02 And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness : for they kindled A fire , And received us every one , because of the present rain , And because of the cold .
44_ACT_28_03 And 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 .
44_ACT_28_04 And when the barbarians saw the [ venomous ] beast hang on his hand , they said among themselves , no doubt this man Is A murderer , whom , though he hath escaped the sea , yet vengeance suffereth not to live .
44_ACT_28_05 And he shook off the beast into the fire , And felt no harm .
44_ACT_28_06 Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen , or fallen down dead suddenly : but after they had looked A great while , And saw no harm come to him , they changed their minds , And said that he was A God .
44_ACT_28_07 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 .
44_ACT_28_08 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 .
44_ACT_28_09 So when this was done , others also , which had diseases in the island , came , And were healed :
44_ACT_28_10 who also honoured us with Many honours ; And when we departed , they laded [ us ] with such things as were necessary .
44_ACT_28_11 And after three months we departed in A ship of Alexandria , which had wintered in the isle , whose sign was Castor And Pollux .
44_ACT_28_12 And landing at Syracuse , we tarried [ there ] three days .
44_ACT_28_13 And from thence we fetched A compass , And came to Rhegium : And after one day the south wind blew , And we came the next day to Puteoli :
44_ACT_28_14 where we found brethren , And were desired to tarry with them seven days : And So we went toward Rome .
44_ACT_28_15 And from thence , when the 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 .
44_ACT_28_16 And when we came to Rome , the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard : but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with A soldier that kept him .
44_ACT_28_17 And it came to pass , that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together : And when they were come together , he said unto them , men [ And ] brethren , though I have committed nothing against the people , or customs of our fathers , yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans .
44_ACT_28_18 who , when they had examined me , would have let [ me ] go , because there was no cause of death in me .
44_ACT_28_19 but when the Jews spake against [ it ] , I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar ; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of .
44_ACT_28_20 for this cause therefore have I called for you , to see [ you ] , And to speak with [ you ] : because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain .
44_ACT_28_21 And they said unto him , we neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee , neither any of the brethren that came showed or spake any harm of thee .
44_ACT_28_22 but we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest : for as concerning this sect , we know that every where it Is spoken against .
44_ACT_28_23 And when they had appointed him A day , there came Many to him into [ his ] lodging ; to whom he expounded And testified the kingdom of God , persuading them concerning Jesus , Both out of the law of Moses , And [ out of ] the prophets , from morning till evening .
44_ACT_28_24 And some believed the things which were spoken , And some believed not .
44_ACT_28_25 And 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 ,
44_ACT_28_26 saying , go unto this people , And say , hearing ye shall hear , And shall not understand ; And seeing ye shall see , And not perceive :
44_ACT_28_27 for 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 .
44_ACT_28_28 be it known therefore unto you , that the salvation of God Is sent unto the Gentiles , And [ that ] they will hear it .
44_ACT_28_29 And when he had said These words , the Jews departed , And had great reasoning among themselves .
44_ACT_28_30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house , And received all that came in unto him ,
44_ACT_28_31 preaching the kingdom of God , And teaching those things which concern the LORD Jesus Christ , with all confidence , no man Forbidding him .