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But they had the idea that they would see him becoming ill, or suddenly falling down dead; but after waiting a long time, and seeing that no damage came to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god.
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Now near that place there was some land, the property of the chief man of the island, who was named Publius; who very kindly took us into his house as his guests for three days.
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And the father of Publius was ill, with a disease of the stomach; to whom Paul went, and put his hands on him, with prayer, and made him well.
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And when this took place, all the others in the island who had diseases came and were made well.
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Then they gave us great honour, and, when we went away, they put into the ship whatever things we were in need of.
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And after three months we went to sea in a ship of Alexandria sailing under the sign of the Dioscuri, which had been at the island for the winter.
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And going into the harbour at Syracuse, we were waiting there for three days.
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And from there, going about in a curve, we came to Rhegium: and after one day a south wind came up and on the day after we came to Puteoli:
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Where we came across some of the brothers, who kept us with them for seven days; and so we came to Rome.
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And the brothers, when they had news of us, came out from town as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns to have a meeting with us: and Paul, seeing them, gave praise to God and took heart.
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And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.