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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm....
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Those who saw what had happened to him regarded it as so marvellous that they thought he must be one of their heathen deities who had come down to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. 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. So when this was done, others...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: Those who have ever been there...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Where we found brethren, — There were some Christians there. See how soon the gospel had spread as far as to this sea-port town; probably some Christian sailors carried it there. Blessed will it be when the ships of Tarshish shall bear not only men specially set apart as missionaries, but when every sailor shall be a missionary for Christ. “We...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and the three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. It must have cheered his heart to see that there were some who loved him sufficiently to make a weary tramp along the Appian Road, to meet him, and salute him in the name of their...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him. This was a great favor, no doubt, but do not forget that he had to have his right hand chained to the left hand of the soldier day and night and that was not very pleasant either for...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass, that after three days — That was quick work; he had only got into his house three days when he began to work: “After three days” — Act_28:17. Paul called the chief of the Jews together: — There are said to have been seven synagogues in Rome at that time, so the apostle sent for a number of the chief men in the various...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me. But when the Jews spake...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that everywhere it is spoken against. Although men did not understand it, they spoke against it. This is...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening It was a long and blessed day, a grand opportunity for Paul thus to be able hour after hour to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, saying, go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves. And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, — What a subject Paul had to preach about, “the kingdom of God,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
With all confidence, no man forbidding him.