KJV King James Version
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.
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Acts 28:8
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.
WEB World English Bible
It happened that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery. Paul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him.
ASV American Standard Version
And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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;
Surrounding context — Acts 28
5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
6 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.
7 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.
8 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.
9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded [us] with such things as were necessary.
11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ἘγένετοG1096 · ginomaito beδὲG1161 · dethenτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατέραG3962 · patērfatherτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠοπλίουG4196 · PopliosPubliusπυρετοῖςG4446 · puretosfeverκαὶG2532 · kaiandδυσεντερίῳG1420 · dusenteriadysenteryσυνεχόμενονG4912 · sunechōto hold/oppressκατακεῖσθαι·G2621 · katakeimaito reclineπρὸςG4314 · prosto/withὃνG3739 · hos, hēwhichὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠαῦλοςG3972 · PaulosPaulεἰσελθὼνG1525 · eiserchomaito enterκαὶG2532 · kaiandπροσευξάμενος,G4336 · proseuchomaito prayἐπιθεὶςG2007 · epitithēmito put/lay onτὰςG3588 · hothe/this/whoχεῖραςG5495 · cheirhandαὐτῷ,G846 · autosit/s/heἰάσατοG2390 · iaomaito healαὐτόν.¶G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Acts 9:40But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning [him] to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.Mark 6:5And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed [them].James 5:14-16Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:Matthew 9:18While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live.Matthew 10:8Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.Mark 16:18They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.Acts 19:11-12And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:Luke 13:13And he laid [his] hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.1 Corinthians 12:28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.1 Corinthians 12:9To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;Matthew 10:1And when he had called unto [him] his twelve disciples, he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.Luke 4:40Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed them.Luke 9:1-3Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.Luke 10:8-9And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you:Mark 5:23And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter lieth at the point of death: [I pray thee], come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.Mark 7:32And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.Mark 1:30-31But Simon’s wife’s mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her.1 Kings 17:20-22And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
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