Acts 28:8
And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever, and of a bloody flux. To whom Paul entered in; and when he had prayed, and laid his hands on him, he healed him.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
9Which being done, all that had diseases in the island, came and were healed:
Cross References
1 Kings 17:20And he cried to the Lord, and said: O Lord my God, hast thou afflicted also the widow, with whom I am after a so maintained, so as to kill her son?
Matthew 10:1And having called his twelve disciples together, he gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of diseases, and all manner of infirmities.
Mark 1:30And Simon's wife's mother lay in a fit of a fever: and forthwith they tell him of her.
Mark 6:5And he could not do any miracles there, only that he cured a few that were sick, laying his hands upon them.
Mark 16:18They shall take up serpents; and if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them: they shall lay their hands upon the sick, and they shall recover.
Luke 9:1Then calling together the twelve apostles, he gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.
Matthew Henry on Acts 28:2-11
Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. 2 And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. 3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this… Read the whole commentary →