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Near the shore where we landed was an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and treated us kindly for three days.
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As it happened, Publius’s father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him.
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Then all the other sick people on the island came and were healed.
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As a result we were showered with honors, and when the time came to sail, people supplied us with everything we would need for the trip.
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It was three months after the shipwreck that we set sail on another ship that had wintered at the island—an Alexandrian ship with the twin gods as its figurehead.
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Our first stop was Syracuse, where we stayed three days.
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From there we sailed across to Rhegium. A day later a south wind began blowing, so the following day we sailed up the coast to Puteoli.
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There we found some believers, who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome.
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The brothers and sisters in Rome had heard we were coming, and they came to meet us at the Forum on the Appian Way. Others joined us at The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and thanked God.
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When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to have his own private lodging, though he was guarded by a soldier.
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Three days after Paul’s arrival, he called together the local Jewish leaders. He said to them, “Brothers, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman government, even though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors.