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Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him. <a href="/nlt/acts/28.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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. <a href="/esv/acts/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> It happened that the father of Publius lay sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul visited him and prayed, and putting his hands on him, healed him. <a href="/bsb/acts/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/blb/acts/28.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And it came to pass, the father of Publius was lying, oppressed with fevers and dysentery, toward whom Paul, having entered and having prayed, having laid the hands on him, healed him. <a href="/kjv/acts/28.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/acts/28.htm">New King James Version</a> And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and prayed, and he laid his hands on him and healed him. <a href="/nasb_/acts/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And it happened that the father of Publius was lying in bed afflicted with a recurring fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after he prayed, he laid his hands on him and healed him. <a href="/nasb/acts/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> And it happened that the father of Publius was lying in bed afflicted with recurrent fever and dysentery; and Paul went in to see him and after he had prayed, he laid his hands on him and healed him. <a href="/nasb77/acts/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And it came about that the father of Publius was lying in bed afflicted with recurrent fever and dysentery; and Paul went in to see him and after he had prayed, he laid his hands on him and healed him. <a href="/lsb/acts/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it happened that the father of Publius was lying afflicted with fever and dysentery; and Paul, going to see him and having prayed, laid his hands on him and healed him. <a href="/amp/acts/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And it happened that the father of Publius was sick [in bed] with recurring attacks of fever and dysentery; and Paul went to him, and after he had prayed, he laid his hands on him and healed him. <a href="/csb/acts/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Publius’s father was in bed suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went to him, and praying and laying his hands on him, he healed him. <a href="/hcsb/acts/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Publius&#8217s father was in bed suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went to him, and praying and laying his hands on him, he healed him. <a href="/asv/acts/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/acts/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> His father was in bed, sick with fever and stomach trouble, and Paul went to visit him. Paul healed the man by praying and placing his hands on him. <a href="/erv/acts/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/acts/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> His father happened to be sick in bed. He was suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went to him, prayed, placed his hands on him, and made him well. <a href="/gnt/acts/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> Publius' father was in bed, sick with fever and dysentery. Paul went into his room, prayed, placed his hands on him, and healed him. <a href="/isv/acts/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> The father of Publius happened to be sick in bed with fever and dysentery. Paul went to him, prayed, and healed him by placing his hands on him. <a href="/msb/acts/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/net/acts/28.htm">NET Bible</a> The father of Publius lay sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and after praying, placed his hands on him and healed him. <a href="/nheb/acts/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> 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. <a href="/wbt/acts/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it came to pass that the father of Publius lay sick with a fever, and a bloody-flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. <a href="/wey/acts/28.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> It happened, however, that his father was lying ill of dysentery aggravated by attacks of fever; so Paul went to see him, and, after praying, laid his hands on him and cured him. <a href="/web/acts/28.htm">World English Bible</a> The father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery. Paul entered in to him, prayed, and laying his hands on him, healed him. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and it came to pass, the father of Publius was lying, oppressed with fevers and dysentery, to whom Paul, having entered and having prayed, having laid [his] hands on him, healed him; <a href="/blb/acts/28.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And it came to pass, the father of Publius was lying, oppressed with fevers and dysentery, toward whom Paul, having entered and having prayed, having laid the hands on him, healed him. <a href="/ylt/acts/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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; <a href="/slt/acts/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was the father of Publius lay, held fast with fever and dysentery: to whom Paul, having come in and prayed, laid hands upon him, and healed him.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever, and of a bloody flux. To whom Paul entered in; and when he had prayed, and laid his hands on him, he healed him. <a href="/cpdv/acts/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then it happened that the father of Publius lay ill with a fever and with dysentery. Paul entered to him, and when he had prayed and had laid his hands on him, he saved him. <a href="/nabre/acts/28.htm">New American Bible</a> It so happened that the father of Publius was sick with a fever and dysentery. Paul visited him and, after praying, laid his hands on him and healed him. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> It so happened that the father of Publius lay sick in bed with fever and dysentery. Paul visited him and cured him by praying and putting his hands on him.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> But the father of Pub’li-us was sick with fever and dysentery: so Paul went in to where he was lying and prayed, then he laid his hand on him and healed him. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/28.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> The father of Puplios had a fever and was ill with a disease of the intestines and Paulus entered his presence and prayed and laid his hand upon him and healed him.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/28.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And it happened that the father of Publius was lying sick with fever and dysentery. And Paul went in to him, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and restored him to health. <a href="/godbey/acts/28.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And it came to pass, that the father of Publius was lying prostrate with fevers and dysentery: to whom Paul having come in, and prayed, laying hands on him, healed him. <a href="/haweis/acts/28.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> And it so happened that the father of Publius was then confined to his bed with an attack of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul went in, and after praying, laid his hands upon him, and healed him. <a href="/mace/acts/28.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Publius's father happening then to lie sick of a fever, and a dysentery, Paul made him a visit, pray'd by him, gave him imposition of hands, and cur'd him. <a href="/wey/acts/28.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> It happened, however, that his father was lying ill of dysentery aggravated by attacks of fever; so Paul went to see him, and, after praying, laid his hands on him and cured him. <a href="/worrell/acts/28.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And it happened that the father of Publius was lying prostrate, afflicted with fever and dysentery; to whom Paul coming, and praying, laying his hands on him, healed him. <a href="/worsley/acts/28.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery: to whom Paul went in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. <a href="/parallel/acts/28-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=9354" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/28.htm">Ashore on Malta</a> …7Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days. 8<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">The</a> <a href="/greek/3962.htm" title="3962: patera (N-AMS) -- Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a father.">father</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4196.htm" title="4196: Popliou (N-GMS) -- Publius, a governor of Malta. Of Latin origin; apparently popular; Poplius, a Roman.">of Publius</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: egeneto (V-AIM-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">was</a> <a href="/greek/2621.htm" title="2621: katakeisthai (V-PNM/P) -- From kata and keimai; to lie down, i.e. be sick; specially, to recline at a meal.">sick in bed,</a> <a href="/greek/4912.htm" title="4912: synechomenon (V-PPM/P-AMS) -- From sun and echo; to hold together, i.e. To compress or arrest; figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy.">suffering from</a> <a href="/greek/4446.htm" title="4446: pyretois (N-DMP) -- A fever, scorching heat. From puresso; inflamed, i.e. feverish.">fever</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1420.htm" title="1420: dysenteriō (N-DNS) -- Dysentery. From dus- and a comparative of entos; a dysentery.">dysentery.</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/3972.htm" title="3972: Paulos (N-NMS) -- Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle.">Paul</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eiselthōn (V-APA-NMS) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">went in</a> <a href="/greek/4314.htm" title="4314: pros (Prep) -- To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.">to see</a> <a href="/greek/3739.htm" title="3739: hon (RelPro-AMS) -- Who, which, what, that. ">him,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/4336.htm" title="4336: proseuxamenos (V-APM-NMS) -- To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship.">after praying</a> <a href="/greek/2007.htm" title="2007: epitheis (V-APA-NMS) -- To put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition. From epi and tithemi; to impose.">and placing</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tas (Art-AFP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">his</a> <a href="/greek/5495.htm" title="5495: cheiras (N-AFP) -- A hand. ">hands</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autō (PPro-DM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">on him,</a> <a href="/greek/2390.htm" title="2390: iasato (V-AIM-3S) -- To heal, generally of the physical, sometimes of spiritual, disease. Middle voice of apparently a primary verb; to cure.">he healed</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: auton (PPro-AM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">the man.</a> 9After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/8-14.htm">Matthew 8:14-15</a> When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever. / So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him. <a href="/luke/4-38.htm">Luke 4:38-39</a> After Jesus had left the synagogue, He went to the home of Simon, whose mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever. So they appealed to Jesus on her behalf, / and He stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she got up at once and began to serve them. <a href="/mark/1-30.htm">Mark 1:30-31</a> Simon’s mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever, and they promptly told Jesus about her. / So He went to her, took her by the hand, and helped her up. The fever left her, and she began to serve them. <a href="/james/5-14.htm">James 5:14-15</a> Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. / And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. <a href="/1_corinthians/12-9.htm">1 Corinthians 12:9</a> to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit, <a href="/2_kings/5-14.htm">2 Kings 5:14</a> So Naaman went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of the man of God, and his flesh was restored and became like that of a little child, and he was clean. <a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">2 Kings 20:5</a> “Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/38-21.htm">Isaiah 38:21</a> Now Isaiah had said, “Prepare a lump of pressed figs and apply it to the boil, and he will recover.” <a href="/john/14-12.htm">John 14:12</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. <a href="/matthew/10-1.htm">Matthew 10:1</a> And calling His twelve disciples to Him, Jesus gave them authority over unclean spirits, so that they could drive them out and heal every disease and sickness. <a href="/luke/9-1.htm">Luke 9:1-2</a> Then Jesus called the Twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and power to cure diseases. / And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. <a href="/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18</a> they will pick up snakes with their hands, and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not harm them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will be made well.” <a href="/acts/3-6.htm">Acts 3:6-8</a> But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” / Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. / He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God. <a href="/acts/9-17.htm">Acts 9:17-18</a> So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” / At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized, <a href="/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11-12</a> God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul, / so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.the father.<a href="/mark/1-30.htm">Mark 1:30,31</a> But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon they tell him of her… prayed.<a href="/acts/9-40.htm">Acts 9:40</a> But 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.<a href="/1_kings/17-20.htm">1 Kings 17:20-22</a> And 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? … <a href="/james/5-14.htm">James 5:14-16</a> Is 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: … laid.<a href="/acts/9-17.htm">Acts 9:17,18</a> And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost… <a href="/acts/19-11.htm">Acts 19:11,12</a> And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: … <a href="/matthew/9-18.htm">Matthew 9:18</a> While 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.and healed.<a href="/matthew/10-1.htm">Matthew 10:1,8</a> And 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… <a href="/luke/9-1.htm">Luke 9:1-3</a> Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases… <a href="/luke/10-8.htm">Luke 10:8,9</a> And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: … <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/24-5.htm">Attacks</a> <a href="/acts/9-34.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/matthew/9-20.htm">Bloody</a> <a href="/acts/19-12.htm">Cured</a> <a href="/john/11-4.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/acts/25-23.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/john/4-52.htm">Fever</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm">Feverish</a> <a href="/luke/8-44.htm">Flux</a> <a href="/acts/27-19.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/acts/14-9.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/acts/28-5.htm">However</a> <a href="/acts/28-6.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/acts/27-20.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/acts/23-16.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/acts/28-5.htm">Paul</a> <a href="/acts/20-28.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/acts/27-29.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/acts/26-29.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/acts/28-7.htm">Publius</a> <a href="/acts/27-42.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/acts/19-12.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/luke/15-16.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/acts/27-7.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/acts/16-40.htm">Visited</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/15-9.htm">Attacks</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/exodus/4-25.htm">Bloody</a> <a href="/acts/28-9.htm">Cured</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-9.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/acts/28-16.htm">Entered</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-9.htm">Fever</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm">Feverish</a> <a href="/leviticus/15-2.htm">Flux</a> <a href="/acts/28-17.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/acts/28-9.htm">Healed</a> <a href="/acts/28-19.htm">However</a> <a href="/romans/13-10.htm">Ill</a> <a href="/romans/8-33.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/romans/9-1.htm">Lying</a> <a href="/acts/28-15.htm">Paul</a> <a href="/romans/4-3.htm">Placed</a> <a href="/james/5-17.htm">Prayed</a> <a href="/romans/10-1.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/acts/28-7.htm">Publius</a> <a href="/acts/28-12.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/acts/28-9.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-13.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/romans/5-3.htm">Suffering</a> <a href="/galatians/1-21.htm">Visited</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 28</div>1. <a href="/acts/28-1.htm">Paul, after his shipwreck, is kindly entertained on Malta.</a> 5. <a href="/acts/28-5.htm">The snake on his hand hurts him not.</a> 8. <a href="/acts/28-8.htm">He heals many diseases in the island.</a> 11. <a href="/acts/28-11.htm">They depart toward Rome.</a> 17. <a href="/acts/28-17.htm">He declares to the Jews the cause of his coming.</a> 24. <a href="/acts/28-24.htm">After his preaching some were persuaded, and some believed not.</a> 30. <a href="/acts/28-30.htm">Yet he preaches there two years.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The mention of his father being sick highlights the personal nature of the narrative and sets the stage for a miraculous event. The fact that he was bedridden suggests a serious illness, which would have been a cause for concern in a time without modern medical interventions.suffering from fever and dysentery The symptoms described are consistent with what is known today as "Malta fever," caused by the Brucella bacteria, which was common in the region due to the consumption of unpasteurized milk. This detail provides historical and medical context, illustrating the real and tangible nature of the affliction. The specific mention of the illness underscores the severity of the condition and the need for divine intervention.Paul went in to see him Paul's willingness to visit the sick man demonstrates his compassion and readiness to serve others, reflecting the teachings of Jesus to care for the sick and needy. This action also shows Paul's boldness and faith, as he enters a potentially contagious environment without fear, trusting in God's protection and power.and after praying Prayer is a central element in the healing process, emphasizing reliance on God's power rather than human ability. This act of prayer aligns with the biblical principle that healing comes from God, and it reflects the practice of seeking divine guidance and intervention before taking action.and placing his hands on him The laying on of hands is a biblical practice associated with healing, blessing, and the impartation of the Holy Spirit. This gesture symbolizes the transfer of God's power and authority through His servant, Paul. It also serves as a physical demonstration of faith and connection, reinforcing the communal and relational aspects of Christian ministry.he healed the man The healing of Publius's father is a testament to the power of God working through Paul, affirming his apostolic authority and the truth of the Gospel message. This miracle would have had a profound impact on the local population, serving as a sign of God's presence and favor. It also echoes the healing ministry of Jesus, who often healed the sick as a demonstration of the Kingdom of God. This act of healing not only restored the man's health but also opened doors for the spread of the Gospel on the island.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who, after being shipwrecked on the island of Malta, continues his ministry by healing the sick. 2. <a href="/topical/p/publius.htm">Publius</a> The chief official of the island of Malta, who showed hospitality to Paul and his companions. 3. <a href="/topical/f/father_of_publius.htm">Father of Publius</a> The man who was suffering from fever and dysentery, whom Paul healed. 4. <a href="/topical/m/malta.htm">Malta</a> The island where Paul and his companions were shipwrecked and where this healing took place. 5. <a href="/topical/h/healing_event.htm">Healing Event</a> Paul prays and lays hands on the father of Publius, resulting in his healing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer_and_faith.htm">The Power of Prayer and Faith</a> Paul's healing of Publius' father underscores the importance of prayer and faith in God's power to heal. Believers are encouraged to pray with faith for those who are sick. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_hospitality.htm">The Role of Hospitality</a> Publius' hospitality towards Paul and his companions opened the door for God's work to be manifested. Christians are reminded of the blessings that come from showing hospitality to others. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_adverse_circumstances.htm">God's Sovereignty in Adverse Circumstances</a> Despite being shipwrecked, Paul continues to serve and minister, demonstrating that God can use any situation for His glory and purpose. <a href="/topical/t/the_ministry_of_healing.htm">The Ministry of Healing</a> The laying on of hands and prayer for healing is a practice rooted in the early church and continues to be a vital ministry today. Believers are encouraged to seek and participate in this ministry. <a href="/topical/w/witness_through_action.htm">Witness Through Action</a> Paul's actions on Malta serve as a powerful witness to the islanders, showing that our actions can speak volumes about our faith and the God we serve.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 28</a> <a href="/q/is_paul's_malta_healing_in_acts_28_credible.htm">How credible is the account of Paul miraculously healing many people on Malta in Acts 28:8–9 without any contemporary corroboration? </a> <a href="/q/meaning_of_'bless_the_lord,_o_my_soul'.htm">Where is Malta mentioned in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/what_evidence_confirms_publius_in_acts.htm">What extra-biblical evidence confirms that Publius was the chief official mentioned in Acts 28:7? </a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_acts_29_network.htm">What is the Acts 29 Network?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) Lay sick of a fever and a bloody flux.--Literally, with fevers and dysentery, both words being used by St. Luke with professional precision. The plural, "fevers," probably indicates the attacks of a recurrent fever, and its combination with dysentery would, according to Hippocrates, who also uses the plural form (Aph. vi. 3), make the case more than usually critical. The disease is said to be far from uncommon in Malta.Prayed, and laid his hands on him.--The union of the two acts reminds us of the rule given in <a href="/context/james/5-14.htm" title="Is 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:">James 5:14-15</a>; and the close sequence of the work of the healing upon the escape from the serpent's bite, of the juxtaposition of the two promises of <a href="/mark/16-18.htm" title="They 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.">Mark 16:18</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - It was so for it came to pass, A.V.; fever for a fever, A.V.; dysentery for of a bloody flux, A.V.; unto for to, A.V.; and laying, etc., healed for and laid, etc., and healed, A.V. The father of Publius. The fact of the father of Publius being alive and living in Malta is a further indication that the term ὁ πρῶτος τῆς νήσου ισ an official title. Lay sick. Συνέχεσθαι ισ also the usual medical expression for being taken sick of any disease (see the numerous passages quoted by Hobart, pp. 3, 4, from Galen and Hippocrates). It is used by St. Luke, with πυρετῴ (<a href="/luke/4-38.htm">Luke 4:38</a>), and in the same sense in <a href="/matthew/4-24.htm">Matthew 4:24</a>. Lay. Κατακεῖσθαι is used especially of lying in bed from sickness (see <a href="/mark/1-30.htm">Mark 1:30</a>; <a href="/mark/2-4.htm">Mark 2:4</a>; <a href="/luke/5-25.htm">Luke 5:25</a>; <a href="/acts/9-33.htm">Acts 9:33</a>). It answers to decumbo in Latin. Sick of fever and dysentery (πυρετοῖς καὶ δυσεντερία συνεχόμενον). The terms here used are all professional ones. Πυρετός, in the plural, is of frequent occurrence in Hippocrates, Aretaeus, and Galen, but elsewhere in the New Testament always in the singular; δυσεντερία, only found here in the New Testament, is the regular technical word for a "dysentery," and is frequently in medical writers coupled with πυρετοί or πυρετός, as indicating different stages of the same illness. Laying his hands on him. So <a href="/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18</a>, "They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover" (see also <a href="/matthew/9-18.htm">Matthew 9:18</a>; <a href="/matthew/19-13.htm">Matthew 19:13, 15</a>; <a href="/mark/5-23.htm">Mark 5:23</a>; <a href="/mark/6-5.htm">Mark 6:5</a>; <a href="/mark/7-32.htm">Mark 7:32</a>; <a href="/mark/8-23.htm">Mark 8:23, 25</a>; <a href="/luke/4-40.htm">Luke 4:40</a>; <a href="/luke/13-13.htm">Luke 13:13</a>; <a href="/acts/9-12.htm">Acts 9:12</a>). It is also spoken of as an accompaniment of prayer in confirmation, ordination, etc. It has been remarked as curious that the two actions of taking up serpents and healing the sick by the laying on of hands should be in such close juxtaposition both here and in <a href="/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18</a>. It suggests the thought whether Luke had seen the passage in St. Mark; or whether the writer of <a href="/mark/16-18.htm">Mark 16:18</a> had seen <a href="/acts/28-8.htm">Acts 28:8</a>. Or is the coincidence accidental, arising out of the facts? <a href="/commentaries/acts/28-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>The τὸν (ton) Article - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. father πατέρα (patera) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3962.htm">Strong's 3962: </a> Father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior. Apparently a primary word; a 'father'. of Publius Ποπλίου (Popliou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> Publius, a governor of Malta. Of Latin origin; apparently 'popular'; Poplius, a Roman. was ἐγένετο (egeneto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. sick in bed, κατακεῖσθαι (katakeisthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive <a href="/greek/strongs_2621.htm">Strong's 2621: </a> From kata and keimai; to lie down, i.e. be sick; specially, to recline at a meal. suffering from συνεχόμενον (synechomenon) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4912.htm">Strong's 4912: </a> From sun and echo; to hold together, i.e. To compress or arrest; figuratively, to compel, perplex, afflict, preoccupy. fever πυρετοῖς (pyretois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_4446.htm">Strong's 4446: </a> A fever, scorching heat. From puresso; inflamed, i.e. feverish. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. dysentery. δυσεντερίῳ (dysenteriō) Noun - Dative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1420.htm">Strong's 1420: </a> Dysentery. From dus- and a comparative of entos; a 'dysentery'. Paul Παῦλος (Paulos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3972.htm">Strong's 3972: </a> Paul, Paulus. Of Latin origin; Paulus, the name of a Roman and of an apostle. went in εἰσελθὼν (eiselthōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter. to [see] πρὸς (pros) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4314.htm">Strong's 4314: </a> To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward. [him], ὃν (hon) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3739.htm">Strong's 3739: </a> Who, which, what, that. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. after praying προσευξάμενος (proseuxamenos) Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4336.htm">Strong's 4336: </a> To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship. [and] placing ἐπιθεὶς (epitheis) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2007.htm">Strong's 2007: </a> To put, place upon, lay on; I add, give in addition. From epi and tithemi; to impose. [his] τὰς (tas) Article - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. hands χεῖρας (cheiras) Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_5495.htm">Strong's 5495: </a> A hand. on him, αὐτῷ (autō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. he healed ἰάσατο (iasato) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2390.htm">Strong's 2390: </a> To heal, generally of the physical, sometimes of spiritual, disease. Middle voice of apparently a primary verb; to cure. [the man]. αὐτόν (auton) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. 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