Acts 28:7

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Nearby, there were lands that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and hosted us kindly for three days.

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  • Matt 10:40-41 : 40 Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward.
  • Luke 19:6-9 : 6 So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed him joyfully. 7 But when they saw this, everyone began to complain, saying, "He has gone to be a guest with a sinful man." 8 But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, "Look, Lord! I am giving half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone, I will pay back four times as much." 9 Jesus said to him, "Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham."
  • Acts 13:7 : 7 He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.
  • Acts 18:12 : 12 While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him to the judgment seat.
  • Acts 23:24 : 24 Also provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be taken safely to Felix, the governor.
  • Acts 28:2 : 2 The local people showed us extraordinary kindness. They lit a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

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  • Acts 28:8-17
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    8The father of Publius was bedridden, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went to him, prayed, laid his hands on him, and healed him.

    9After this happened, the rest of the people on the island who were sick came and were healed.

    10They honored us in many ways, and when we were ready to sail, they provided us with the supplies we needed.

    11After three months, we set sail on an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island. Its figurehead was the Twin Brothers.

    12We landed at Syracuse and stayed there for three days.

    13From there, we sailed around and arrived at Rhegium. The next day, when a south wind arose, we sailed on and reached Puteoli.

    14There we found some fellow believers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome.

    15From there, the brothers and sisters, having heard about us, came as far as Appius Forum and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he gave thanks to God and was encouraged.

    16When we came to Rome, the centurion handed over the prisoners to the commander of the guard, but Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier who was guarding him.

    17After three days, Paul called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, 'Brothers, though I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was handed over as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.'

  • Acts 28:6
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    6The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead, but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

  • Acts 27:1-3
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    1When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, of the Imperial Regiment.

    2We boarded a ship from Adramyttium, which was about to sail to ports along the coast of Asia, and we set sail. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.

    3The next day we landed at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to visit his friends so they could provide for his needs.

  • Acts 28:1-4
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    1After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta.

    2The local people showed us extraordinary kindness. They lit a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

    3When Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and placed them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, latched onto his hand.

    4When the locals saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Surely this man is a murderer! Although he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."

  • Acts 13:7
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    7He was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, an intelligent man. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, seeking to hear the word of God.

  • Acts 27:24-27
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    24saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar. And God has graciously given you the lives of all who are sailing with you.'

    25So take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just as I was told.

    26But we must run aground on some island.

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  • Acts 21:6-7
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    6and said our farewells. Then we boarded the ship, and they returned to their homes.

    7After completing our voyage from Tyre, we arrived in Ptolemais. We greeted the brothers and sisters there and stayed with them for a day.

  • Acts 27:5-8
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    5After sailing across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.

    6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.

    7We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. Because the wind did not allow us to go further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, off Salmone.

    8With difficulty, we sailed along the coast and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

  • Acts 28:30
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    30For two whole years, Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him.

  • Acts 27:16
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    16As we passed to the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were barely able to secure the ship's lifeboat.

  • Acts 21:16-17
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    16Some of the disciples from Caesarea went with us, bringing us to Mnason of Cyprus, one of the early disciples, with whom we were to stay.

    17When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers and sisters welcomed us warmly.

  • Acts 20:6
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  • Acts 24:2-3
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    2When Paul was summoned, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, 'Because of you, we have enjoyed much peace and reforms have been carried out for this nation through your foresight.'

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    21After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not set sail from Crete, thereby avoiding this disaster and loss.

  • Acts 27:11-12
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    11But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the owner of the ship than by what Paul said.

    12Since the harbor was unsuitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided that we should set sail, hoping to reach Phoenix, a harbor in Crete, facing southwest and northwest, to winter there.

  • Acts 21:1
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  • Acts 20:14
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  • Acts 21:3
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    3After sighting Cyprus and leaving it to our left, we sailed to Syria and landed in Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.

  • Acts 24:23
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  • Acts 18:27
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  • Acts 27:43
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  • Acts 27:19
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    19On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.