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The Healings in the Book of Acts, continued |
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Acts 10:34-43 [Caesarea: Peter preaches to Cornelius, telling how Jesus of Nazareth “went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.”]
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive
that God is no respecter of persons: [35] But in every nation he
that feareth him, and worketh righteousness, is accepted with
him. Acts 14:8-10 [Lystra: Peter heals a cripple, provoking an attempt to hail Paul and Barnabas as the gods Mercurius and Jupiter “come down in the likeness of man,” 14:11.] And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had walked: [9] The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed, [10] Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And he leaped and walked. Acts 16:16-18 [Philippi: Paul exorcises a damsel with a spirit of divination.] And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her masters much gain by soothsaying: [17] The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto us the way of salvation. [18] And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. Acts 19:11-17 [Ephesus: During Paul’s two-year sojourn at Ephesus, sweat-bands and workmen’s aprons brought from Paul’s hands convey God’s power to heal the sick and exorcise demons; exorcisms by others fail.]
And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul: [12] So
that from his body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or
aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil
spirits went out of them. Acts 20:7-12 [Troas: Paul raises Eutychus from the dead by lying on top of him, as did Elijah and Elisha.]
And upon the first day of the week, when the disciples came
together to break bread, Paul preached unto them, ready to
depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until midnight.
[8] And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where they
were gathered together. Acts 28:1-6 [Malta: Paul exhibits immunity to a viper’s bite.]
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was
called Melita. [2] And the barbarous people shewed us no little
kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one,
because of the present rain, and because of the cold. [3] And
when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the
fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his
hand. Acts 28:8-9 [Paul heals Publius’ father of a fever, and bloody diarrhea, and then other sick people of Malta.] 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. [9] So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:
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