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Then when this was done, the rest also that had diseases in the island came, and were cured.
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A Miracle's Ripple Effect
Commentators note that the healing of Publius's father was not an isolated event. Its fame spread across the island, causing what one scholar calls a "rush" of all the other sick people to come to Paul. This shows how a single, public demonstration of God's power can create a widespread opportunity for ministry.
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19th Century
Anglican
Others also, which had diseases.—More accurately, the others who had infirmities. The Greek gives the article, and states…
Baptist
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 courteou…
Though Paul spent three months (cf. v.11) on Malta, Luke gives us only one more incident from his stay there—the healing of Publius’s father. This …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So when this was done This miracle was wrought, and the fame of it spread over the island:
others…
Presbyterian
God can make strangers into friends—friends in distress.
Those who are despised for simple manners are often more friendly than the more pol…
