1Once we were safely ashore, we learned that…
2The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled…
3Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as…
4When the islanders saw the creature hanging from…
5But Paul shook the creature off into the…
6The islanders were expecting him to swell up…
7Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the…
8The father of Publius was sick in bed,…
9After this had happened, the rest of the…
10The islanders honored us in many ways and…
11After three months we set sail in an…
12Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three…
13From there we weighed anchor and came to…
14There we found some brothers who invited us…
15The brothers there had heard about us and…
16When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted…
17After three days, he called together the leaders…
18They examined me and wanted to release me,…
19But when the Jews objected, I was compelled…
20So for this reason I have called to…
21The leaders replied, “We have not received any…
22But we consider your views worth hearing, because…
23So they set a day to meet with…
24Some of them were convinced by what he…
25They disagreed among themselves and began to leave…
26‘Go to this people and say, “You will…
27For this people’s heart has grown callous; they…
28Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been…
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30Paul stayed there two full years in his…
31Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of…
