Study it in the app“And it happened that the father of Publius was lying in bed, afflicted with fevers and dysentery; Paul went in to him and, praying, laid his hands on him and healed him.”
Andδὲit happenedἐγένετοthatthe fatherτὸν πατέραof Publiusτοῦ Ποπλίουwas lying in bed,κατακεῖσθαιafflictedσυνεχόμενονwith feversπυρετοῖςandκαὶdysentery;δυσεντερίῳPaulὁ Παῦλοςwent inεἰσελθὼνtoπρὸςhimὃνand,καὶpraying,προσευξάμενοςlaidἐπιθεὶςhis handsτὰς χεῖραςon himαὐτῷandhealedἰάσατοhim.αὐτόν
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “egeneto” appearsparents
A family's father; sometimes father and mother.
Where else “patera” appearsPublius
Publius, the chief man of the island of Malta, who welcomed Paul.
Where else “Popliou” appearslie
To be laid up, like a sick person in bed.
Where else “katakeisthai” appearsafflict
For illness or fear to take hold of someone.
Where else “synechomenon” appearsfever
Fever.
Where else “pyretois” appearsdysentery
Dysentery, an illness of the bowels with fever.
Where else “dysenteriōi” appearsPaul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paulos” appearsenter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eiselthōn” appearspray
Pray: speak with God.
Where else “proseuxamenos” appearslay hands
To rest one's hands on someone to heal or bless them.
Where else “epitheis” appearshand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiras” appearsheal
Heal, cure.
Where else “iasato” appears7Now in the parts around that place there were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who welcomed us and hosted us kindly for three days.
8 · This verse (above)
9And when this had happened, the rest on the island who had diseases also were coming and being healed.
1. What it says
How did the people of Malta treat the shipwrecked, and what happened to Paul and the viper? (vv. 1-6)
2. What it means
The last verses say Paul proclaimed the kingdom of God "without hindrance" (vv. 30-31). What does it suggest to you that the book ends this way?
3. How I live it
The people of the island welcomed strangers with kindness (v. 2). Whom could you welcome or help this week?
