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Acts 28:7 KJV
Acts · chapter 28 · verse 7 · King James Version
In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.Acts 28:7 · King James Version
Acts 28:7 in context
5And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
6Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
7In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.
8And 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.
9So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
Key words (Strong's)
- possessionschōriona space, a place, a region, a district, a piece of ground, a field, landG5564 →
- quarterstoposplace, any portion or space marked off, as it were from surrounding space, an inhabited…G5117 →
- receivedanadechomaito take up, take upon s self, undertake, assume, to receive, entertain anyone hospitablyG324 →
- PubliuspopliosPublius = " popular" , the chief magistrate of the island of MelitaG4196 →
- islandnēsosan islandG3520 →
- threetreisthreeG5140 →
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