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Acts 28:7-17 World Messianic Bible British Edition (WMBBE)

7. Now in the neighbourhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and courteously entertained us for three days.

8. The father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery. Paul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.

9. Then when this was done, the rest also who had diseases in the island came and were cured.

10. They also honoured us with many honours, and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.

11. After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was “The Twin Brothers.”

12. Touching at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

13. From there we circled around and arrived at Rhegium. After one day, a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli,

14. where we found brothers, and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came to Rome.

15. From there the brothers, when they heard of us, came to meet us as far as The Market of Appius and The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

16. When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

17. After three days Paul called together those who were the Jewish leaders. When they had come together, he said to them, “I, brothers, though I had done nothing against the people or the customs of our fathers, still was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,

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