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Acts 28:8-9 KJV
Acts · chapter 28 · verses 8–9 · King James Version
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:Acts 28:8-9 · King James Version
Acts 28:8-9 in context
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:
10Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.
11And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
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Key words (Strong's)
- diseasesastheneiawant of strength, weakness, infirmity, of the body, its native weakness and frailty…G769 →
- PubliuspopliosPublius = " popular" , the chief magistrate of the island of MelitaG4196 →
- fatherpatērgenerator or male ancestor, either the nearest ancestor father of the corporeal nature…G3962 →
- prayedproseuchomaito offer prayers, to prayG4336 →
- othersloiposremaining, the rest, the rest of any number or class under consideration, with a certain…G3062 →
- islandnēsosan islandG3520 →
- feverpyretosfiery heat, feverG4446 →
- handscheirby the help or agency of any one, by means of any one, fig. applied to God symbolising…G5495 →
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