And the barbarouspeopleshewed us no littlekindness: for theykindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the presentrain, and because of the cold.
And when the barbarians saw the venomousbeasthang on his hand, theysaidamongthemselves, No doubtthis man is a murderer, whom, though he hathescaped the sea, yet vengeancesuffereth not to live.
Howbeittheylookedwhen he shouldhaveswollen, or fallendowndeadsuddenly: but afterthey had looked a greatwhile, and saw no harmcome to him, theychangedtheirminds, and saidthat he was a god.
And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloodyflux: to whomPaulentered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.
And fromthence, when the brethrenheard of us, theycame to meet us as far as Appiiforum, and The threetaverns: whomwhenPaul saw, he thanked God, and tookcourage.
And when we came to Rome, the centuriondelivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himselfwith a soldierthatkept him.
And it came to pass, thatafterthreedaysPaulcalled the chief of the Jewstogether: and whentheywerecometogether, he saiduntothem, Men and brethren, though I havecommittednothingagainst the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I deliveredprisonerfromJerusaleminto the hands of the Romans.
And whenthey had appointed him a day, therecamemany to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuadingthemconcerningJesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, frommorningtillevening.
And whentheyagreed not amongthemselves, theydeparted, afterthatPaul had spoken one word, Wellspake the HolyGhost by Esaias the prophetunto our fathers,
For the heart of thispeople is waxedgross, and theirears are dull of hearing, and theireyeshavetheyclosed; lesttheyshould see withtheireyes, and hearwiththeirears, and understandwiththeirheart, and should be converted, and I shouldhealthem.