The Scriptures 1998

Acts 28:8-17 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

8. And it came to be that the father of Poplius lay sick with inflammation and dysentery. Sha’ul went in to him, and having prayed he laid his hands on him and healed him.

9. And when this took place, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed,

10. who also respected us in many ways. And when we were setting sail, they provided us with our needs.

11. And after three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship which had wintered at the island, and whose figurehead was “Twin Brothers.”

12. And having landed at Syracuse, we stayed three days,

13. from which place we went round and arrived at Rhegium. And after one day the south wind blew, and the second day we came to Puteoli,

14. where we found brothers, and were invited to stay with them seven days. And so we went toward Rome.

15. And when the brothers there heard about us, they came to meet us as far as Forum of Appius and Three Taverns. When Sha’ul saw them, he thanked Elohim and took courage.

16. And when we came to Rome, the captain delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Sha’ul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier guarding him.

17. And it came to be after three days that Sha’ul called the leaders of the Yehuḏim together. And when they had come together, he said to them, “Men, brothers, though I have done none at all against our people or the practices of our fathers, I was delivered as a prisoner from Yerushalayim into the hands of the Romans,