Acts 28:2

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

The people who lived there were very good to us. It was raining and very cold, so they built a fire and welcomed all of us.

Cross References

Hebrews 13:2

Always remember to help people by welcoming them into your home. Some people have done that and have helped angels without knowing it.

Colossians 3:11

In this new life it doesn’t matter if you are a Greek or a Jew, circumcised or not. It doesn’t matter if you speak a different language or even if you are a Scythian. It doesn’t matter if you are a slave or free. Christ is all that matters, and he is in all of you.

Romans 1:14

I must serve all people—those who share in Greek culture and those who are less civilized, the educated as well as the ignorant.

2 Corinthians 11:27

I have done hard and tiring work, and many times I did not sleep. I have been hungry and thirsty. Many times I have been without food. I have been cold and without clothes.

Acts 28:4

When the people living on the island saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said, “This man must be a murderer! He did not die in the sea, but Justice does not want him to live.”

1 Corinthians 14:11

But if I don’t understand the meaning of what someone is saying, it will just be strange sounds to me, and I will sound just as strange to them.

Matthew 10:42

Whoever helps any of these little ones because they are my followers will definitely get a reward, even if they only give them a cup of cold water.”

Acts 27:3

The next day we came to the city of Sidon. Julius was very good to Paul and gave him freedom to go visit his friends there, who gave him whatever he needed.

Leviticus 19:34

You must treat them the same as you treat your own citizens. Love them as you love yourselves. Remember, you were foreigners in Egypt. I am the Lord your God!

Romans 2:27

You have the written law and circumcision, but you break the law. So those who are not circumcised in their bodies, but still obey the law, will show that you are guilty.

John 18:18

It was cold, so the servants and guards had built a fire. They were standing around it, warming themselves, and Peter was standing with them.

Ezra 10:9

So in three days all the men from the families of Judah and Benjamin gathered in Jerusalem. And on the twentieth day of the ninth month, all the people met together in the Temple yard. They were very upset because of the reason for the meeting and because of the heavy rain.

Leviticus 19:18

Forget about the wrong things people do to you. Don’t try to get even. Love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.

Acts 28:3

Paul gathered a pile of sticks for the fire. He was putting the sticks on the fire, and a poisonous snake came out because of the heat and bit him on the hand.

Romans 14:1

Be willing to accept those who still have doubts about what believers can do. And don’t argue with them about their different ideas.

Romans 14:3

Those who know they can eat any kind of food must not feel that they are better than those who eat only vegetables. And those who eat only vegetables must not decide that those who eat all foods are wrong. God has accepted them.