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34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat Chapter 28
for your health’s sake; for there shall not an hair
of the head of any of you perish. And when we had escaped, then we knew that
35 And when he had said these things, taking the island was called Melita. But the barbarians
shewed us no small courtesy.
bread, he gave thanks to God in the sight of them
all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat. 2 For kindling a fire, they refreshed us all, be-
cause of the present rain, and of the cold.
36 Then were they all of better cheer, and they
3 And when Paul had gathered together a
also took some meat.
bundle of sticks, and had laid them on the fire,
37 And we were in all in the ship, two hundred a viper coming out of the heat, fastened on his
threescore and sixteen souls.
hand.
38 And when they had eaten enough, they 4 And when the barbarians saw the beast
lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the hanging on his hand, they said one to an-
sea. other: Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, who
39 And when it was day, they knew not the though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance
land; but they discovered a certain creek that doth not suffer him to live.
had a shore, into which they minded, if they 5 And he indeed shaking off the beast into the
could, to thrust in the ship. fire, suffered no harm.
40 And when they had taken up the anchors, 6 But they supposed that he would begin
to swell up, and that he would suddenly fall
they committed themselves to the sea, loosing
withal the rudder bands; and hoisting up the down and die. But expecting long, and seeing
that there came no harm to him, changing their
mainsail to the wind, they made towards shore.
minds, they said, that he was a god.
41 And when we were fallen into a place where
7 Now in these places were possessions of the
two seas met, they run the ship aground; and the
chief man of the island, named Publius, who re-
forepart indeed, sticking fast, remained unmove-
ceiving us, for three days entertained us courte-
able: but the hinder part was broken with the
ously.
violence of the sea.
8 And it happened that the father of Publius
42 And the soldiers’ counsel was, that they lay sick of a fever, and of a bloody flux. To whom
should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swim-
Paul entered in; and when he had prayed, and
ming out, should escape. laid his hands on him, he healed him.
43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, for- 9 Which being done, all that had diseases in
bade it to be done; and he commanded that they the island, came and were healed:
who could swim, should cast themselves first into 10 Who also honoured us with many honours,
the sea, and save themselves, and get to land. and when we were to set sail, they laded us with
44 And the rest, some they carried on boards, such things as were necessary.
and some on those things that belonged to the 11 And after three months, we sailed in a ship
ship. And so it came to pass, that every soul got of Alexandria, that had wintered in the island,
safe to land. whose sign was the Castors.