Acts 28:9
in Acts 28After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And when this was done, the rest also that had diseases in the island came, and were cured:
KJV
So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
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This verse in Acts 28
Commentary
8 notes on this verseDysentery is a difficult disease to cure. He, who received healing from Paul, led many to faith. Therefore miracles are mostly performed among and for unbelievers.
This site's exposition
the rest of the sick
on Acts 28:9-10
After this, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well. One act of mercy to a host's father opened into a general work that echoes 5:15 and 19:12.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
"So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: who also honored us with many honors; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary," both us and the rest. See how when they were quit of the storm, they did not become more negligent, but what a liberal entertainment was given to them for Paul's sake: and three months were they there, all of them provided with sustenance. See how all this is done for the sake of Paul, to the end that the prisoners should believe, and the soldiers, and the centurion. For if they were very stone, yet from the counsel they heard him giving, and from the prediction they had heard him making, and from the miracles they knew him to have wrought, and from the sustenance they by his means enjoyed, they must have got a very high notion of him.
"Who also," it says, "honored us with many honors": not that he received wages, God forbid; but as it is written, "The workman is worthy of his meat. And when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary." It is plain that having thus received them, they also received the word of the preaching: for it is not to be supposed, that during an entire three months they would have had all this kindness shown them, had these persons not believed strongly, and herein exhibited the fruits of their conversion: so that from this we may see a strong proof of the great number there was of those that believed. Even this was enough to establish Paul's credit with those his fellow-voyagers.
The Medieval Church1 voice
"The father of Publius lay sick with a fever and dysentery." Dysentery, a disease difficult to cure, having been healed by Paul, converted many to faith in Christ.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
So when this was done,.... This miracle was wrought, and the fame of it spread over the island: others also which had diseases in the island came: from all parts of it, to the apostle: and were healed; of whatsoever diseases they were afflicted with.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Others - which had diseases - Luke was a physician; yet we do not find him engaging in these cures. As a medical man, he might have been of use to the father of Publius; but he is not even consulted on the occasion. Paul enters in to him, prays for him, lays his hands on him, and he is healed. The other diseased persons who are mentioned in this verse were doubtless healed in the same way.
1 more voice on this verse
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
this . . . done, others . . . came and were healed--"kept coming to [us] and getting healed," that is, during our stay, not all at once [WEBSTER and WILKINSON].
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The words behind it
15 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Τούτου | toutou | Of this | G3778 → | 1381 times |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| γενομένου | genomenou | having taken place | G1096 → | 667 times |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| λοιποὶ | loipoi | rest | G3062 → | 39 times |
| οἱ | hoi | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῇ | tea | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| νήσῳ | neso | island | G3520 → | 9 times |
| ἔχοντες | echontes | having | G2192 → | 707 times |
| ἀσθενείας | astheneias | infirmities | G769 → | |
| προσήρχοντο | proserchonto | were coming | G4334 → | 86 times |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| ἐθεραπεύοντο· | etherapeuonto | were healed; | G2323 → | 43 times |
ΤούτουOf this
toutouG3778 →1381 times
δὲthen
deG1161 →2765 times
γενομένουhaving taken place
genomenouG1096 →667 times
καὶalso
kaiG2532 →9120 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
λοιποὶrest
loipoiG3062 →39 times
οἱ<the>
hoiG3588 →19766 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τῇthe
teaG3588 →19766 times
νήσῳisland
nesoG3520 →9 times
ἔχοντεςhaving
echontesG2192 →707 times
ἀσθενείαςinfirmities
astheneiasG769 →
προσήρχοντοwere coming
proserchontoG4334 →86 times
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
ἐθεραπεύοντο·were healed;
etherapeuontoG2323 →43 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Acts 5:12The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
it leads to
- Acts 19:11
God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
- 2 Corinthians 12:12
The true marks of an apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.
- Hebrews 2:4
and was affirmed by God through signs, wonders, various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to His will.
- Acts 14:3
So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who affirmed the message of His grace by enabling them to perform signs and wonders.
- Acts 19:11
Through
Acts 5:15As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
it leads to
- Acts 19:11–12
God did extraordinary miracles through the hands of Paul,
- Matthew 14:36
and begged Him just to let them touch the fringe of His cloak. And all who touched Him were healed.
- John 14:12
Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
- Acts 19:11–12
Through
Matthew 4:24News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed—and He healed them.
it leads to
- Matthew 17:15
“Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
- Matthew 17:15
Where this verse is studied
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About Acts

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Acts of the Apostles; Ammonius of Alexandria, CATENA ON THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES 28.9; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 54; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Acts.
