Acts 28:6
But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
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- Matt 21:9 : 9 The multitudes who went before him, and who followed kept shouting, "Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
- Matt 27:22 : 22 Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do to Jesus, who is called Christ?" They all said to him, "Let him be crucified!"
- Acts 12:22 : 22 The people shouted, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!"
- Acts 14:11-13 : 11 When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!" 12 They called Barnabas "Jupiter," and Paul "Mercury," because he was the chief speaker. 13 The priest of Jupiter, whose temple was in front of their city, brought oxen and garlands to the gates, and would have made a sacrifice along with the multitudes.
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- Acts 28:1-55 verses79%
1When we had escaped, then they{NU reads "we"} learned that the island was called Malta.
2The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
3But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
4When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live."
5However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasn't harmed.
- Acts 28:7-115 verses78%
7Now in the neighborhood 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.
8It happened that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery. Paul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.
9Then when this was done, the rest also who had diseases in the island came, and were cured.
10They also honored us with many honors, and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.
11After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was "The Twin Brothers."
- Acts 14:9-124 verses73%
9He was listening to Paul speaking, who, fastening eyes on him, and seeing that he had faith to be made whole,
10said with a loud voice, "Stand upright on your feet!" He leaped up and walked.
11When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, "The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!"
12They called Barnabas "Jupiter," and Paul "Mercury," because he was the chief speaker.
- Acts 27:24-274 verses71%
24saying, 'Don't be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.'
25Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.
26But we must run aground on a certain island."
27But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.
- Acts 27:20-212 verses70%
20When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small tempest pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
21When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them, and said, "Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.
- Acts 8:10-112 verses70%
10to whom they all listened, from the least to the greatest, saying, "This man is that great power of God."
11They listened to him, because for a long time he had amazed them with his sorceries.
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18who, when they had examined me, desired to set me free, because there was no cause of death in me.
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12Then the proconsul, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord.
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22The people shouted, "The voice of a god, and not of a man!"
23Immediately an angel of the Lord struck him, because he didn't give God the glory, and he was eaten by worms and died.
- Acts 27:10-112 verses69%
10and said to them, "Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."
11But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.
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26Amazement took hold on all, and they glorified God. They were filled with fear, saying, "We have seen strange things today."
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21When they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding no way to punish them, because of the people; for everyone glorified God for that which was done.
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30The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.
31When they had withdrawn, they spoke one to another, saying, "This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds."
- Acts 27:43-442 verses68%
43But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;
44and the rest should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. So it happened that they all escaped safely to the land.
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7who was with the proconsul, Sergius Paulus, a man of understanding. This man summoned Barnabas and Saul, and sought to hear the word of God.
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22They listened to him until he said that; then they lifted up their voice, and said, "Rid the earth of this fellow, for he isn't fit to live!"
- Acts 14:18-192 verses67%
18Even saying these things, they hardly stopped the multitudes from making a sacrifice to them.
19But some Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there, and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul, and dragged him out of the city, supposing that he was dead.
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15"Men, why are you doing these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and bring you good news, that you should turn from these vain things to the living God, who made the sky and the earth and the sea, and all that is in them;
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39When it was day, they didn't recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.
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30But God raised him from the dead,
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26You see and hear, that not at Ephesus alone, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul has persuaded and turned away many people, saying that they are no gods, that are made with hands.
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21They said to him, "We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor did any of the brothers come here and report or speak any evil of you.
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10They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
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13When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.
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41But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.
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12All the multitude kept silence, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul reporting what signs and wonders God had done among the Gentiles through them.
- Acts 25:18-192 verses66%
18Concerning whom, when the accusers stood up, they brought no charge of such things as I supposed;
19but had certain questions against him about their own religion, and about one Jesus, who was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.
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29For they had seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.