Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And having
been
saved
, then they knew that the island is
called Melita ,
And when
they
were
escaped
, then they knew that the island was
called Melita .
and the foreigners
were
shewing
us no ordinary
kindness ,
for having
kindled a fire, they
received us all
, because of the pressing
rain, and because of the cold ;
And the barbarous
people
shewed
us no little
kindness :
for they
kindled a fire, and
received us every
one
, because of the present
rain, and because of the cold .
but
Paul having
gathered together
a quantity
of sticks, and having
laid `
them '
upon
the fire, a viper --
out of the heat having
come
--
did
fasten
on his hand.
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.
And when the foreigners
saw the beast hanging
from
his hand, they said unto
one
another
, `Certainly
this man is a murderer, whom, having
been
saved
out
of
the sea, the
justice
did
not suffer
to live ;'
And when the barbarians
saw the venomous
beast hang
on
his hand, they said among
themselves
, No
doubt
this man is a murderer, whom, though
he
hath
escaped
the sea, yet
vengeance
suffereth
not to live .
he then,
indeed,
having
shaken
off the beast into the fire, suffered
no evil,
And
he shook
off the beast into the fire, and
felt
no harm.
and
they were
expecting
him
to
be
about
to
be
inflamed
, or to
fall
down suddenly
dead ,
and
they ,
expecting
`it'
a long
time
, and seeing
nothing
uncommon
happening
to him, changing
`
their '
minds, said he was a god.
Howbeit
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.
And
in the neighbourhood
of
that
place
were lands
of the principal
man of the island, by
name Publius ,
who ,
having
received us, three days did
courteously lodge
`us';
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 .
and it came to pass, the father of Publius with
feverish
heats
and dysentery
pressed,
was
laid,
unto
whom Paul having
entered, and having
prayed, having
laid `
his '
hands on him, healed him ;
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 .
this ,
therefore,
being
done, the
others also in the island having
infirmities
were
coming
and were healed ;
So
when
this was
done, others also ,
which
had
diseases
in the island ,
came,
and were healed :
who also with many honours did
honour
us,
and we setting
sail
--
they were
lading
`
us '
with the
things that
were necessary.
Who also honoured
us
with many honours ;
and when
we departed,
they laded
us with such
things as
were necessary.
And after three months ,
we set
sail
in a ship (that
had wintered in the isle )
of
Alexandria
, with
the
sign Dioscuri,
And after three months we departed
in a ship of
Alexandria,
which
had wintered in the isle, whose
sign was
Castor
and
Pollux.
and having
landed
at Syracuse, we remained
three days ,
And landing
at Syracuse, we tarried
there
three days .
thence having
gone
round,
we came to Rhegium ,
and after one day ,
a
south wind having
sprung
up
, the
second
`day'
we came to Puteoli ;
And
from
thence we fetched
a
compass,
and
came to Rhegium :
and after one day the
south wind blew
, and
we came the
next
day
to Puteoli :
where ,
having
found brethren, we
were called
upon
to remain
with them seven days ,
and thus
to
Rome
we came;
Where we
found brethren, and
were desired
to tarry
with them seven days :
and so
we went
toward
Rome.
and thence, the brethren having
heard the
things
concerning
us, came forth
to meet us ,
unto
Appii Forum, and Three Taverns --
whom Paul having
seen
, having
given
thanks
to
God, took courage.
And from
thence, when
the brethren heard of
us, they
came to meet us as
far
as
Appii forum, and The
three taverns :
whom when
Paul saw
, he
thanked
God, and
took courage.
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up
the prisoners to the captain of the barrack,
but Paul was suffered to remain
by himself ,
with the
soldier guarding
him.
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard:
but Paul was suffered to dwell
by himself with a
soldier that
kept
him.
And it came to pass after three days ,
Paul called together
those
who
are
the principal
men
of the Jews ,
and they having
come together, he said unto them :
`Men
, brethren, I --
having
done
nothing contrary
to
the people, or to
the
customs of the
fathers --
a
prisoner
from
Jerusalem
, was delivered up
to
the hands of the Romans ;
And it came to pass ,
that
after three days Paul called the chief
of the Jews together:
and when
they were
come together, he said unto them, Men
and
brethren, though
I have
committed
nothing against
the people, or customs of our
fathers, yet
was I
delivered prisoner
from
Jerusalem
into
the hands of the Romans .
who, having
examined me, were
wishing
to
release
`
me '
, because of
their
being
no cause of death in me ,
Who, when
they
had
examined me, would
have
let
me go
, because there
was
no cause of death in me .
and
the Jews having
spoken
against `
it '
, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar --
not as
having
anything
to accuse my nation of ;
But
when
the Jews spake
against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar ;
not that
I
had
ought
to accuse my nation of .
for this cause ,
therefore ,
I called for you to see and to speak with `
you ',
for
because of
the hope of Israel with
this
chain
I am bound. '
For this cause therefore have
I called for you ,
to see you,
and to speak with you :
because that
for
the hope of Israel I am bound with
this
chain
.
And they said unto him, `
We did
neither receive
letters concerning thee from
Judea
, nor
did
any one
who
came
of the brethren declare
or speak
any evil
concerning
thee ,
And they said unto him, We neither received
letters out
of
Judaea
concerning thee, neither
any of the brethren that
came
shewed
or spake
any harm
of
thee .
and
we think
it
good
from
thee
to hear what thou dost
think,
for ,
indeed,
concerning this sect it
is
known
to
us
that everywhere
it is spoken against ;'
But
we desire
to hear of
thee
what thou thinkest:
for as
concerning this sect ,
we
know
that every
where
it is spoken against .
and having
appointed him a day, they
came ,
more
of
them
unto
him,
to the
lodging ,
to whom he was
expounding,
testifying
fully
the reign
of God, persuading them also
of
the
things
concerning Jesus, both from
the law of Moses, and the prophets, from morning till evening ,
And when
they
had
appointed him a day, there
came many
to him
into
his
lodging ;
to whom he expounded
and
testified
the kingdom
of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out
of
the law of Moses, and out
of
the prophets, from morning till evening .
and ,
some ,
indeed,
were
believing
the things spoken, and some were
not believing
.
And some believed
the things which
were
spoken, and some believed
not.
And not
being
agreed with
one
another
, they were
going
away
, Paul having
spoken one word --
`
Well did
the Holy Spirit
speak
through
Isaiah
the prophet unto our fathers,
And when
they
agreed not
among
themselves
, they departed
, after
that
Paul had
spoken one word ,
Well spake
the Holy Ghost
by
Esaias
the prophet unto our fathers,
saying, Go on
unto this people and say, With
hearing ye shall hear, and ye
shall not understand ,
and seeing ye shall see, and ye
shall
not perceive ,
Saying, Go unto this people ,
and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand ;
and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive :
for made
gross
was
the heart of this people, and with
the
ears they
heard
heavily
, and their eyes they did
close,
lest they may
see with the
eyes, and with the
heart
may
understand, and be turned
back
, and I may
heal them.
For the heart of this people is
waxed
gross
, and their
ears are
dull
of
hearing
, and their eyes have
they closed;
lest they should
see with their
eyes, and hear
with their
ears,
and
understand with
their
heart
, and should
be converted
, and I should
heal them.
`
Be it known ,
therefore ,
to
you, that to
the nations
was
sent
the
salvation of God, these
also
will hear it ;'
Be it known therefore unto
you, that the salvation of God is
sent
unto
the
Gentiles
, and
that
they
will hear it .
and he having
said these things
, the Jews went
away
, having
much
disputation
among themselves ;
And when
he had
said these words
, the Jews departed
, and
had
great
reasoning
among themselves .
and Paul remained
an
entire
two years in his own hired `
house '
, and was
receiving
all those
coming
in unto him,
And Paul dwelt
two whole
years in his own hired house, and received
all that
came
in unto him,
preaching the reign
of God, and teaching the
things concerning
the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness
--
unforbidden
.
Preaching the kingdom
of God, and teaching those
things which
concern
the Lord Jesus Christ ,
with all confidence,
no
man
forbidding
him
.
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