6. But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation, and beheld nothing amiss came to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
7. Now in the neighbourhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius; who received us, and entertained us three days courteously.
8. And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him.
9. And when this was done, the rest also which had diseases in the island came, and were cured:
10. who also honoured us with many honours; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.
11. And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.
12. And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
13. And from thence we made a circuit, and arrived at Rhegium: and after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli:
14. where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome.
15. And from thence the brethren, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius, and The Three Taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
16. And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.
17. And it came to pass, that after three days he called together those that were the chief of the Jews: and when they were come together, he said unto them, I, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:
18. who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.
19. But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had aught to accuse my nation of.
20. For this cause therefore did I entreat you to see and to speak with me: for because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.