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1 καὶ διασωθέντες τότε ἐπέγνωμεν ὅτι μελίτη ἡ νῆσος καλεῖται.

2 οἵ τε βάρβαροι παρεῖχον οὐ τὴν τυχοῦσαν φιλανθρωπίαν ἡμῖν, ἅψαντες γὰρ πυρὰν προσελάβοντο πάντας ἡμᾶς διὰ τὸν ὑετὸν τὸν ἐφεστῶτα καὶ διὰ τὸ ψῦχος.

3 συστρέψαντος δὲ τοῦ παύλου φρυγάνων τι πλῆθος καὶ ἐπιθέντος ἐπὶ τὴν πυράν, ἔχιδνα ἀπὸ τῆς θέρμης ἐξελθοῦσα καθῆψεν τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ.

4 ὡς δὲ εἶδον οἱ βάρβαροι κρεμάμενον τὸ θηρίον ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ, πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἔλεγον, πάντως φονεύς ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος οὖτος ὃν διασωθέντα ἐκ τῆς θαλάσσης ἡ δίκη ζῆν οὐκ εἴασεν.

5 ὁ μὲν οὗν ἀποτινάξας τὸ θηρίον εἰς τὸ πῦρ ἔπαθεν οὐδὲν κακόν·

6 οἱ δὲ προσεδόκων αὐτὸν μέλλειν πίμπρασθαι ἢ καταπίπτειν ἄφνω νεκρόν. ἐπὶ πολὺ δὲ αὐτῶν προσδοκώντων καὶ θεωρούντων μηδὲν ἄτοπον εἰς αὐτὸν γινόμενον, μεταβαλόμενοι ἔλεγον αὐτὸν εἶναι θεόν.

7 ἐν δὲ τοῖς περὶ τὸν τόπον ἐκεῖνον ὑπῆρχεν χωρία τῶ πρώτῳ τῆς νήσου ὀνόματι ποπλίῳ, ὃς ἀναδεξάμενος ἡμᾶς τρεῖς ἡμέρας φιλοφρόνως ἐξένισεν.

8 ἐγένετο δὲ τὸν πατέρα τοῦ ποπλίου πυρετοῖς καὶ δυσεντερίῳ συνεχόμενον κατακεῖσθαι, πρὸς ὃν ὁ παῦλος εἰσελθὼν καὶ προσευξάμενος ἐπιθεὶς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶ ἰάσατο αὐτόν.

9 τούτου δὲ γενομένου καὶ οἱ λοιποὶ οἱ ἐν τῇ νήσῳ ἔχοντες ἀσθενείας προσήρχοντο καὶ ἐθεραπεύοντο,

10 οἳ καὶ πολλαῖς τιμαῖς ἐτίμησαν ἡμᾶς καὶ ἀναγομένοις ἐπέθεντο τὰ πρὸς τὰς χρείας.

11 μετὰ δὲ τρεῖς μῆνας ἀνήχθημεν ἐν πλοίῳ παρακεχειμακότι ἐν τῇ νήσῳ ἀλεξανδρίνῳ, παρασήμῳ διοσκούροις.

12 καὶ καταχθέντες εἰς συρακούσας ἐπεμείναμεν ἡμέρας τρεῖς,

13 ὅθεν περιελόντες κατηντήσαμεν εἰς ῥήγιον. καὶ μετὰ μίαν ἡμέραν ἐπιγενομένου νότου δευτεραῖοι ἤλθομεν εἰς ποτιόλους,

14 οὖ εὑρόντες ἀδελφοὺς παρεκλήθημεν παρ᾽ αὐτοῖς ἐπιμεῖναι ἡμέρας ἑπτά· καὶ οὕτως εἰς τὴν ῥώμην ἤλθαμεν.

15 κἀκεῖθεν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ ἀκούσαντες τὰ περὶ ἡμῶν ἦλθαν εἰς ἀπάντησιν ἡμῖν ἄχρι ἀππίου φόρου καὶ τριῶν ταβερνῶν, οὓς ἰδὼν ὁ παῦλος εὐχαριστήσας τῶ θεῶ ἔλαβε θάρσος.

16 ὅτε δὲ εἰσήλθομεν εἰς ῥώμην, ἐπετράπη τῶ παύλῳ μένειν καθ᾽ ἑαυτὸν σὺν τῶ φυλάσσοντι αὐτὸν στρατιώτῃ.

17 ἐγένετο δὲ μετὰ ἡμέρας τρεῖς συγκαλέσασθαι αὐτὸν τοὺς ὄντας τῶν ἰουδαίων πρώτους· συνελθόντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἔλεγεν πρὸς αὐτούς, ἐγώ, ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί, οὐδὲν ἐναντίον ποιήσας τῶ λαῶ ἢ τοῖς ἔθεσι τοῖς πατρῴοις δέσμιος ἐξ ἱεροσολύμων παρεδόθην εἰς τὰς χεῖρας τῶν ῥωμαίων,

18 οἵτινες ἀνακρίναντές με ἐβούλοντο ἀπολῦσαι διὰ τὸ μηδεμίαν αἰτίαν θανάτου ὑπάρχειν ἐν ἐμοί·

19 ἀντιλεγόντων δὲ τῶν ἰουδαίων ἠναγκάσθην ἐπικαλέσασθαι καίσαρα, οὐχ ὡς τοῦ ἔθνους μου ἔχων τι κατηγορεῖν.

20 διὰ ταύτην οὗν τὴν αἰτίαν παρεκάλεσα ὑμᾶς ἰδεῖν καὶ προσλαλῆσαι, ἕνεκεν γὰρ τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ ἰσραὴλ τὴν ἅλυσιν ταύτην περίκειμαι.

21 οἱ δὲ πρὸς αὐτὸν εἶπαν, ἡμεῖς οὔτε γράμματα περὶ σοῦ ἐδεξάμεθα ἀπὸ τῆς ἰουδαίας, οὔτε παραγενόμενός τις τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἀπήγγειλεν ἢ ἐλάλησέν τι περὶ σοῦ πονηρόν.

22 ἀξιοῦμεν δὲ παρὰ σοῦ ἀκοῦσαι ἃ φρονεῖς, περὶ μὲν γὰρ τῆς αἱρέσεως ταύτης γνωστὸν ἡμῖν ἐστιν ὅτι πανταχοῦ ἀντιλέγεται.

23 ταξάμενοι δὲ αὐτῶ ἡμέραν ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν ξενίαν πλείονες, οἷς ἐξετίθετο διαμαρτυρόμενος τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ πείθων τε αὐτοὺς περὶ τοῦ ἰησοῦ ἀπό τε τοῦ νόμου μωϊσέως καὶ τῶν προφητῶν ἀπὸ πρωῒ ἕως ἑσπέρας.

24 καὶ οἱ μὲν ἐπείθοντο τοῖς λεγομένοις, οἱ δὲ ἠπίστουν·

25 ἀσύμφωνοι δὲ ὄντες πρὸς ἀλλήλους ἀπελύοντο, εἰπόντος τοῦ παύλου ῥῆμα ἓν ὅτι καλῶς τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον ἐλάλησεν διὰ ἠσαΐου τοῦ προφήτου πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ὑμῶν

26 λέγων, πορεύθητι πρὸς τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον καὶ εἰπόν, ἀκοῇ ἀκούσετε καὶ οὐ μὴ συνῆτε, καὶ βλέποντες βλέψετε καὶ οὐ μὴ ἴδητε·

27 ἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν· μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς.

28 γνωστὸν οὗν ἔστω ὑμῖν ὅτι τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἀπεστάλη τοῦτο τὸ σωτήριον τοῦ θεοῦ· αὐτοὶ καὶ ἀκούσονται.

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30 ἐνέμεινεν δὲ διετίαν ὅλην ἐν ἰδίῳ μισθώματι, καὶ ἀπεδέχετο πάντας τοὺς εἰσπορευομένους πρὸς αὐτόν,

31 κηρύσσων τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ διδάσκων τὰ περὶ τοῦ κυρίου ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ μετὰ πάσης παρρησίας ἀκωλύτως.

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1  And²⁵³² when they were escaped,¹²⁹⁵ then⁵¹¹⁹ they knew¹⁹²¹ that³⁷⁵⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ island³⁵²⁰ was called²⁵⁶⁴ Melita.³¹⁹⁴

2  And¹¹⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ barbarous people⁹¹⁵ showed³⁹³⁰ us²²⁵⁴ no³⁷⁵⁶ little⁵¹⁷⁷ kindness:⁵³⁶³ for¹⁰⁶³ they kindled³⁸¹ a fire,⁴⁴⁴³ and received⁴³⁵⁵ us²²⁴⁸ every one,³⁹⁵⁶ because¹²²³ of the³⁵⁸⁸ present²¹⁸⁶ rain,⁵²⁰⁵ and²⁵³² because¹²²³ of the³⁵⁸⁸ cold.⁵⁵⁹²

3  And¹¹⁶¹ when Paul³⁹⁷² had gathered⁴⁹⁶² a bundle⁴¹²⁸ of sticks,⁵⁴³⁴ and²⁵³² laid²⁰⁰⁷ them on¹⁹⁰⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ fire,⁴⁴⁴³ there came¹⁸³¹ a viper²¹⁹¹ out of¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ heat,²³²⁹ and fastened²⁵¹⁰ on his⁸⁴⁸ hand.⁵⁴⁹⁵

4  And¹¹⁶¹ when⁵⁶¹³ the³⁵⁸⁸ barbarians⁹¹⁵ saw¹⁴⁹² the³⁵⁸⁸ venomous beast²³⁴² hang²⁹¹⁰ on¹⁵³⁷ his⁸⁴⁸ hand,⁵⁴⁹⁵ they said³⁰⁰⁴ among⁴³¹⁴ themselves,²⁴⁰ No doubt³⁸⁴³ this³⁷⁷⁸ man⁴⁴⁴ is²⁰⁷⁶ a murderer,⁵⁴⁰⁶ whom,³⁷³⁹ though he hath escaped¹²⁹⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ sea,²²⁸¹ yet vengeance¹³⁴⁹ suffereth¹⁴³⁹ not³⁷⁵⁶ to live.²¹⁹⁸

5  And³⁷⁶⁷ he^{3588 3303} shook off⁶⁶⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ beast²³⁴² into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ fire,⁴⁴⁴² and felt³⁹⁵⁸ no³⁷⁶² harm.²⁵⁵⁶

6  Howbeit¹¹⁶¹ they³⁵⁸⁸ looked⁴³²⁸ when he⁸⁴⁶ should³¹⁹⁵ have swollen,⁴⁰⁹² or²²²⁸ fallen down²⁶⁶⁷ dead³⁴⁹⁸ suddenly:⁸⁶⁹ but¹¹⁶¹ after they⁸⁴⁶ had looked⁴³²⁸ a great while,^{1909 4183} and²⁵³² saw²³³⁴ no harm^{3367 824} come¹⁰⁹⁶ to¹⁵¹⁹ him,⁸⁴⁶ they changed their minds,³³²⁸ and said³⁰⁰⁴ that he⁸⁴⁶ was¹⁵¹¹ a god.²³¹⁶

7  ¹¹⁶¹ In¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ same quarters^{4012 1565 5117} were⁵²²⁵ possessions⁵⁵⁶⁴ of the³⁵⁸⁸ chief man⁴⁴¹³ of the³⁵⁸⁸ island,³⁵²⁰ whose name³⁶⁸⁶ was Publius;⁴¹⁹⁶ who³⁷³⁹ received³²⁴ us,²²⁴⁸ and lodged³⁵⁷⁹ us three⁵¹⁴⁰ days²²⁵⁰ courteously.⁵³⁹⁰

8  And¹¹⁶¹ it came to pass,¹⁰⁹⁶ that the³⁵⁸⁸ father³⁹⁶² of Publius⁴¹⁹⁶ lay²⁶²¹ sick⁴⁹¹² of a fever⁴⁴⁴⁶ and²⁵³² of a bloody flux:¹⁴²⁰ to⁴³¹⁴ whom³⁷³⁹ Paul³⁹⁷² entered in,¹⁵²⁵ and²⁵³² prayed,⁴³³⁶ and laid²⁰⁰⁷ his hands⁵⁴⁹⁵ on him,⁸⁴⁶ and healed²³⁹⁰ him.⁸⁴⁶

9  So³⁷⁶⁷ when this⁵¹²⁷ was done,¹⁰⁹⁶ others³⁰⁶² also,²⁵³² which had²¹⁹² diseases⁷⁶⁹ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ island,³⁵²⁰ came,⁴³³⁴ and²⁵³² were healed:²³²³

10  Who³⁷³⁹ also²⁵³² honored⁵⁰⁹² us²²⁴⁸ with many⁴¹⁸³ honors;⁵⁰⁹¹ and²⁵³² when we departed,³²¹ they laded²⁰⁰⁷ us with such things as were necessary.^{4314 5532}

11  And¹¹⁶¹ after³³²⁶ three⁵¹⁴⁰ months³³⁷⁶ we departed³²¹ in¹⁷²² a ship⁴¹⁴³ of Alexandria,²²² which had wintered³⁹¹⁴ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ isle,³⁵²⁰ whose sign³⁹⁰² was Castor and Pollux.¹³⁵⁹

12  And²⁵³² landing²⁶⁰⁹ at¹⁵¹⁹ Syracuse,⁴⁹⁴⁶ we tarried¹⁹⁶¹ there three⁵¹⁴⁰ days.²²⁵⁰

13  And from thence³⁶⁰⁶ we fetched a compass,⁴⁰²² and came²⁶⁵⁸ to¹⁵¹⁹ Rhegium:⁴⁴⁸⁴ and²⁵³² after³³²⁶ one³³⁹¹ day²²⁵⁰ the south wind³⁵⁵⁸ blew,¹⁹²⁰ and we came²⁰⁶⁴ the next day¹²⁰⁶ to¹⁵¹⁹ Puteoli:⁴²²³

14  Where³⁷⁵⁷ we found²¹⁴⁷ brethren,⁸⁰ and were desired³⁸⁷⁰ to tarry¹⁹⁶¹ with¹⁹⁰⁹ them⁸⁴⁶ seven²⁰³³ days:²²⁵⁰ and²⁵³² so³⁷⁷⁹ we went²⁰⁶⁴ toward¹⁵¹⁹ Rome.⁴⁵¹⁶

15  And from thence,²⁵⁴⁷ when the³⁵⁸⁸ brethren⁸⁰ heard¹⁹¹ of⁴⁰¹² us,²²⁵⁷ they came¹⁸³¹ to¹⁵¹⁹ meet⁵²⁹ us²²⁵⁴ as far as⁸⁹¹ Appii⁶⁷⁵ Forum,⁵⁴¹⁰ and²⁵³² The Three⁵¹⁴⁰ Taverns:⁴⁹⁹⁹ whom³⁷³⁹ when Paul³⁹⁷² saw,¹⁴⁹² he thanked²¹⁶⁸ God,²³¹⁶ and took²⁹⁸³ courage.²²⁹⁴

16  And¹¹⁶¹ when³⁷⁵³ we came²⁰⁶⁴ to¹⁵¹⁹ Rome,⁴⁵¹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ centurion¹⁵⁴³ delivered³⁸⁶⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ prisoners¹¹⁹⁸ to the³⁵⁸⁸ captain of the guard:⁴⁷⁵⁹ but¹¹⁶¹ Paul³⁹⁷² was suffered²⁰¹⁰ to dwell³³⁰⁶ by²⁵⁹⁶ himself¹⁴³⁸ with⁴⁸⁶² a soldier⁴⁷⁵⁷ that kept⁵⁴⁴² him.⁸⁴⁶

17  And¹¹⁶¹ it came to pass,¹⁰⁹⁶ that after³³²⁶ three⁵¹⁴⁰ days²²⁵⁰ Paul³⁹⁷² called the chief of the Jews together:^{4779 3588 5607 4413 3588 2453} and¹¹⁶¹ when they⁸⁴⁸ were come together,⁴⁹⁰⁵ he said³⁰⁰⁴ unto⁴³¹⁴ them,⁸⁴⁶ Men⁴³⁵ and brethren,⁸⁰ though I¹⁴⁷³ have committed⁴¹⁶⁰ nothing³⁷⁶² against¹⁷²⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ people,²⁹⁹² or²²²⁸ customs¹⁴⁸⁵ of our fathers,³⁹⁷¹ yet was I delivered³⁸⁶⁰ prisoner¹¹⁹⁸ from¹⁵³⁷ Jerusalem²⁴¹⁴ into¹⁵¹⁹ the³⁵⁸⁸ hands⁵⁴⁹⁵ of the³⁵⁸⁸ Romans.⁴⁵¹⁴

18  Who,³⁷⁴⁸ when they had examined³⁵⁰ me,³¹⁶⁵ would¹⁰¹⁴ have let me go,⁶³⁰ because there was⁵²²⁵ no³³⁶⁷ cause¹⁵⁶ of death²²⁸⁸ in¹⁷²² me.¹⁶⁹⁸

19  But¹¹⁶¹ when the³⁵⁸⁸ Jews²⁴⁵³ spake against⁴⁸³ it, I was constrained³¹⁵ to appeal unto¹⁹⁴¹ Caesar;²⁵⁴¹ not³⁷⁵⁶ that⁵⁶¹³ I had²¹⁹² aught⁵¹⁰⁰ to accuse²⁷²³ my³⁴⁵⁰ nation¹⁴⁸⁴ of.

20  For¹²²³ this⁵⁰²⁶ cause¹⁵⁶ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ have I called³⁸⁷⁰ for you,⁵²⁰⁹ to see¹⁴⁹² you, and²⁵³² to speak with⁴³⁵⁴ you: because¹⁷⁵² that for¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ hope¹⁶⁸⁰ of Israel²⁴⁷⁴ I am bound⁴⁰²⁹ with this⁵⁰²⁶ chain.²⁵⁴

21  And¹¹⁶¹ they³⁵⁸⁸ said²⁰³⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ him,⁸⁴⁶ We²²⁴⁹ neither³⁷⁷⁷ received¹²⁰⁹ letters¹¹²¹ out of⁵⁷⁵ Judea²⁴⁴⁹ concerning⁴⁰¹² thee,⁴⁶⁷⁵ neither³⁷⁷⁷ any⁵¹⁰⁰ of the³⁵⁸⁸ brethren⁸⁰ that came³⁸⁵⁴ showed⁵¹⁸ or²²²⁸ spake²⁹⁸⁰ any⁵¹⁰⁰ harm⁴¹⁹⁰ of⁴⁰¹² thee.⁴⁶⁷⁵

22  But¹¹⁶¹ we desire⁵¹⁵ to hear¹⁹¹ of³⁸⁴⁴ thee⁴⁶⁷⁵ what³⁷³⁹ thou thinkest:⁵⁴²⁶ for¹⁰⁶³ as³³⁰³ concerning⁴⁰¹² this⁵⁰²⁶ sect,¹³⁹ we²²⁵⁴ know^{2076 1110} that³⁷⁵⁴ every where³⁸³⁷ it is spoken against.⁴⁸³

23  And¹¹⁶¹ when they had appointed⁵⁰²¹ him⁸⁴⁶ a day,²²⁵⁰ there came²²⁴⁰ many⁴¹¹⁹ to⁴³¹⁴ him⁸⁴⁶ into¹⁵¹⁹ his lodging;³⁵⁷⁸ to whom³⁷³⁹ he expounded¹⁶²⁰ and testified¹²⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ kingdom⁹³² of God,^{2316 5037} persuading³⁹⁸² them⁸⁴⁶ concerning⁴⁰¹² Jesus,²⁴²⁴ both⁵⁰³⁷ out of⁵⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ of Moses,³⁴⁷⁵ and²⁵³² out of the³⁵⁸⁸ prophets,⁴³⁹⁶ from⁵⁷⁵ morning⁴⁴⁰⁴ till²¹⁹³ evening.²⁰⁷³

24  And²⁵³² some^{3588 3303} believed³⁹⁸² the things which were spoken,³⁰⁰⁴ and¹¹⁶¹ some³⁵⁸⁸ believed not.⁵⁶⁹

25  And¹¹⁶¹ when they agreed not^{5607 800} among⁴³¹⁴ themselves,²⁴⁰ they departed,⁶³⁰ after that Paul³⁹⁷² had spoken²⁰³⁶ one¹⁵²⁰ word,⁴⁴⁸⁷ Well²⁵⁷³ spake²⁹⁸⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ Holy⁴⁰ Ghost⁴¹⁵¹ by¹²²³ Isaiah²²⁶⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ prophet⁴³⁹⁶ unto⁴³¹⁴ our²²⁵⁷ fathers,³⁹⁶²

26  Saying,³⁰⁰⁴ Go⁴¹⁹⁸ unto⁴³¹⁴ this⁵¹²⁶ people,²⁹⁹² and²⁵³² say,²⁰³⁶ Hearing¹⁸⁹ ye shall hear,¹⁹¹ and²⁵³² shall not³³⁶⁴ understand;⁴⁹²⁰ and²⁵³² seeing⁹⁹¹ ye shall see,⁹⁹¹ and²⁵³² not³³⁶⁴ perceive:¹⁴⁹²

27  For¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ heart²⁵⁸⁸ of this⁵¹²⁷ people²⁹⁹² is waxed gross,³⁹⁷⁵ and²⁵³² their ears³⁷⁷⁵ are dull of hearing,^{191 917} and²⁵³² their⁸⁴⁸ eyes³⁷⁸⁸ have they closed;²⁵⁷⁶ lest³³⁷⁹ they should see¹⁴⁹² with their eyes,³⁷⁸⁸ and²⁵³² hear¹⁹¹ with their ears,³⁷⁷⁵ and²⁵³² understand⁴⁹²⁰ with their heart,²⁵⁸⁸ and²⁵³² should be converted,¹⁹⁹⁴ and²⁵³² I should heal²³⁹⁰ them.⁸⁴⁶

28  Be²⁰⁷⁷ it known¹¹¹⁰ therefore³⁷⁶⁷ unto you,⁵²¹³ that³⁷⁵⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ salvation⁴⁹⁹² of God²³¹⁶ is sent⁶⁴⁹ unto the³⁵⁸⁸ Gentiles,¹⁴⁸⁴ and²⁵³² that they⁸⁴⁶ will hear¹⁹¹ it.

29  And²⁵³² when he⁸⁴⁶ had said²⁰³⁶ these words,⁵⁰²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ Jews²⁴⁵³ departed,⁵⁶⁵ and had²¹⁹² great⁴¹⁸³ reasoning⁴⁸⁰³ among¹⁷²² themselves.¹⁴³⁸

30  And¹¹⁶¹ Paul³⁹⁷² dwelt³³⁰⁶ two whole years^{1333 3650} in¹⁷²² his own²³⁹⁸ hired house,³⁴¹⁰ and²⁵³² received⁵⁸⁸ all³⁹⁵⁶ that came in¹⁵³¹ unto⁴³¹⁴ him,⁸⁴⁶

31  Preaching²⁷⁸⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ kingdom⁹³² of God,²³¹⁶ and²⁵³² teaching¹³²¹ those things³⁵⁸⁸ which concern⁴⁰¹² the³⁵⁸⁸ Lord²⁹⁶² Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ,⁵⁵⁴⁷ with³³²⁶ all³⁹⁵⁶ confidence,³⁹⁵⁴ no man forbidding him.²⁰⁹

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1 Et cum evasissemus, tunc cognovimus quia Melita insula vocabatur. Barbari vero præstabant non modicam humanitatem nobis.

2 Accensa enim pyra, reficiebant nos omnes propter imbrem qui imminebat, et frigus.

3 Cum congregasset autem Paulus sarmentorum aliquantam multitudinem, et imposuisset super ignem, vipera a calore cum processisset, invasit manum ejus.

4 Ut vero viderunt barbari pendentem bestiam de manu ejus, ad invicem dicebant: Utique homicida est homo hic, qui cum evaserit de mari, ultio non sinit eum vivere.

5 Et ille quidem excutiens bestiam in ignem, nihil mali passus est.

6 At illi existimabant eum in tumorem convertendum, et subito casurum et mori. Diu autem illis exspectantibus, et videntibus nihil mali in eo fieri, convertentes se, dicebant eum esse deum.

7 In locis autem illis erant prædia principis insulæ, nomine Publii, qui nos suscipiens, triduo benigne exhibuit.

8 Contigit autem patrem Publii febribus et dysenteria vexatum jacere. Ad quem Paulus intravit: et cum orasset, et imposuisset ei manus, salvavit eum.

9 Quo facto, omnes qui in insula habebant infirmitates, accedebant, et curabantur:

10 qui etiam multis honoribus nos honoraverunt, et navigantibus imposuerunt quæ necessaria erant.

11 Post menses autem tres navigavimus in navi Alexandrina, quæ in insula hiemaverat, cui erat insigne Castorum.

12 Et cum venissemus Syracusam, mansimus ibi triduo.

13 Inde circumlegentes devenimus Rhegium: et post unum diem, flante austro, secunda die venimus Puteolos:

14 ubi inventis fratribus rogati sumus manere apud eos dies septem: et sic venimus Romam.

15 Et inde cum audissent fratres, occurrerunt nobis usque ad Apii forum, ac tres Tabernas. Quos cum vidisset Paulus, gratias agens Deo, accepit fiduciam.

16 Cum autem venissemus Romam, permissum est Paulo manere sibimet cum custodiente se milite.

17 Post tertium autem diem convocavit primos Judæorum. Cumque convenissent, dicebat eis: Ego, viri fratres, nihil adversus plebem faciens, aut morem paternum, vinctus ab Jerosolymis traditus sum in manus Romanorum,

18 qui cum interrogationem de me habuissent, voluerunt me dimittere, eo quod nulla esset causa mortis in me.

19 Contradicentibus autem Judæis, coactus sum appellare Cæsarem, non quasi gentem meam habens aliquid accusare.

20 Propter hanc igitur causam rogavi vos videre, et alloqui. Propter spem enim Israël catena hac circumdatus sum.

21 At illi dixerunt ad eum: Nos neque litteras accepimus de te a Judæa, neque adveniens aliquis fratrum nuntiavit, aut locutus est quid de te malum.

22 Rogamus autem a te audire quæ sentis: nam de secta hac notum est nobis quia ubique ei contradicitur.

23 Cum constituissent autem illi diem, venerunt ad eum in hospitium plurimi, quibus exponebat testificans regnum Dei, suadensque eis de Jesu ex lege Moysi et prophetis a mane usque ad vesperam.

24 Et quidam credebant his quæ dicebantur: quidam vero non credebant.

25 Cumque invicem non essent consentientes, discedebant, dicente Paulo unum verbum: Quia bene Spiritus Sanctus locutus est per Isaiam prophetam ad patres nostros,

26 dicens: Vade ad populum istum, et dic ad eos: [Aure audietis, et non intelligetis,
et videntes videbitis, et non perspicietis.

27 Incrassatum est enim cor populi hujus,
et auribus graviter audierunt,
et oculos suos compresserunt:
ne forte videant oculis,
et auribus audiant,
et corde intelligant, et convertantur,
et sanem eos.]

28 Notum ergo sit vobis, quoniam gentibus missum est hoc salutare Dei, et ipsi audient.

29 Et cum hæc dixisset, exierunt ab eo Judæi, multam habentes inter se quæstionem.

30 Mansit autem biennio toto in suo conducto: et suscipiebat omnes qui ingrediebantur ad eum,

31 prædicans regnum Dei, et docens quæ sunt de Domino Jesu Christo cum omni fiducia, sine prohibitione.