Acts 28:8

Easy To Read Version

Publius’ father was very sick. He had a fever and dysentery. {\cf2\super [520]} But Paul went to him and prayed for him. Paul put his hands on the man and healed him.

Cross References

Matthew 10:1

Jesus called his twelve followers together. Jesus gave them power over evil spirits. Jesus gave them power to heal every kind of disease and sickness.

Matthew 10:8

Heal sick people. Give dead people life again. Heal those people that have leprosy. {\cf2\super [124]} Force demons {\cf2\super [125]} to leave people. I give you these powers freely. So help other people freely.

Matthew 12:13

Then Jesus said to the man with the crippled hand, “Let me see your hand.” The man put his hand out for Jesus, and the hand became well again, the same as the other hand.

Matthew 9:18

While Jesus was saying these things, a leader of the synagogue {\cf2\super [113]} came to him. The leader bowed down before Jesus and said, “My daughter has just died. But come and touch her with your hand, and she will live again.”

Mark 16:18

Those people will hold snakes without being hurt. And those people will drink poison without being hurt. Those people will touch sick people, and the sick people will be healed.”

Mark 5:23

Jairus begged and begged Jesus. He said, “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her. Then she will be healed and will live.”

Mark 6:5

Jesus was not able to do many miracles {\cf2\super [64]} in that town. The only miracles he did were to heal some sick people by putting his hands on them.

Mark 7:32

While he was there, some people brought a man to him. This man was deaf and could not talk. The people begged Jesus to put his hand on the man \{to heal him\}.

Luke 13:13

Jesus put his hands on her. Then she was able to stand up straight. She praised God.

Luke 4:40

When the sun went down, the people brought their sick friends to Jesus. They had many different kinds of sickness. Jesus put his hands on each sick person and healed them.

Acts 28:7

There were some fields around that same area. A very important man on the island owned these fields. His name was Publius. He welcomed us into his home. Publius was very good to us. We stayed in his house for three days.

Acts 28:9

After this happened, all the other sick people on the island came to Paul. Paul healed them too.

Acts 9:40

Peter sent all the people out of the room. He kneeled and prayed. Then he turned to Tabitha’s body and said, “Tabitha, stand up!” She opened her eyes. When she saw Peter, she sat up.

1 Corinthians 12:28

And in the church God has given a place first to apostles, {\cf2\super [89]} second to prophets, {\cf2\super [90]} and third to teachers. Then God has given a place to those people that do miracles, {\cf2\super [91]} those people that have gifts of healing, those people that can help others, those people that are able to lead, and those people that can speak in different kinds of languages.

1 Corinthians 12:9

The same Spirit gives faith to one person. And that one Spirit gives another person gifts of healing.