Acts 28:8

And the father of Publius was sick with a fever and dysentery. And Paul went in to him, and prayed, and laid his hand on him, and healed him.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.

In Context

7And there were lands in that quarter, belonging to a man named Publius, who was the chief man of the island: and he cheerfully received us at his house three days.

9And after this event, others also in the island who were sick, came to him and were healed.

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Cross References

Matthew 10:1And he called his twelve disciples to him, and gave them authority over unclean spirits to cast them out, and to heal every pain and disease.

Mark 1:30And Simon's mother-in-law was lying sick with a fever: and they told him about her.

Mark 6:5And he could not there do even one mighty work, except that he laid his hand on a few sick, and healed them.

Mark 16:18And they will take up serpents; and if they should drink a deadly poison, it will not harm them; and they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.

Luke 9:1And Jesus called his twelve, and gave them power and authority over all demons and diseases, to heal them.

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 →

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