And so it was, that the father of Publius lay sick of the fever, and of a bloody flix: to whom Paul entered in, and when he prayed, he laid his hands on him, and healed him.

[a]When this then was done, others also in the Isle, which had diseases, came to him, and were healed,

10 [b]Which also did us great honor: and when we departed, they laded us with things necessary.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 28:9 Although Paul were a captive, yet the virtue of God was not captive.
  2. Acts 28:10 God doeth well to strangers for his children’s sake.

His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer,(A) placed his hands on him(B) and healed him.(C) When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured. 10 They honored us(D) in many ways; and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed.

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