7. Publius, the island’s most prominent person, owned a large estate in that area. He welcomed us warmly into his home as his guests for three days.
8. Publius’ father was bedridden, sick with a fever and dysentery. Paul went to see him and prayed. He placed his hand on him and healed him.
9. Once this happened, the rest of the sick on the island came to him and were healed.
10. They honored us in many ways. When we were getting ready to sail again, they supplied us with what we needed.
11. After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had spent the winter at the island. It was an Alexandrian ship with carvings of the twin gods Castor and Pollux as its figurehead.
12. We landed in Syracuse where we stayed three days.
13. From there we sailed to Rhegium. After one day a south wind came up, and we arrived on the second day in Puteoli.
14. There we found brothers and sisters who urged us to stay with them for a week. In this way we came to Rome.
15. When the brothers and sisters there heard about us, they came as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he gave thanks to God and was encouraged.
16. When we entered Rome, Paul was permitted to live by himself, with a soldier guarding him.
17. Three days later, Paul called the Jewish leaders together. When they gathered, he said, "Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I’m a prisoner from Jerusalem. They handed me over to the Romans,
18. who intended to release me after they examined me, because they couldn’t find any reason for putting me to death.