Acts 28:6 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Acts 28:6 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Acts 28:6 in 6 Bible Translations

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Acts 28:6 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds and said that he was a god.”

Acts 28:6 — World English Bible

Acts 28:6 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But they expected that he would have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but when they were long in expectation and beheld nothing amiss come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.”

Acts 28:6 — American Standard Version

Acts 28:6 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and they were expecting him to be about to be inflamed, or to fall down suddenly dead, and they, expecting <FI>it<Fi> a long time, and seeing nothing uncommon happening to him, changing <FI>their<Fi> minds, said he was a god.”

Acts 28:6 — Young's Literal Translation

Acts 28:6 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down suddenly dead. But when they had expected a long time and saw nothing unusual happen to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god.”

Acts 28:6 — Darby Translation

Acts 28:6 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Howbeit they wayted whe he should haue swolne, or fallen downe dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and sawe no inconuenience come to him, they changed their mindes, and said, That he was a God.”

Acts 28:6 — Geneva Bible

Acts 28:6 in Context — Acts 28

4 E quando os nativos vieram o animal pendurado na mão dele, disseram uns aos outros: Certamente este homem é assassino, ao qual, tendo sobrevivido do mar, a justiça não o deixa viver.

5 Porém, ele, tendo sacudido o animal ao fogo, sofreu nenhum mal.

6 E eles esperavam que ele fosse inchar, ou cair morto de repente. Mas tendo esperado muito, e vendo que nenhum incômodo tinha lhe sobrevindo, mudaram [de opinião] , e diziam que ele era um deus.

7 E perto daquele mesmo lugar o homem mais importante da ilha, por nome Públio, tinha algumas propriedades; o qual nos recebeu e nos hospedou por três dias gentilmente.

8 E aconteceu que o pai de Públio estava de cama, doente de febres e disenteria; ao qual Paulo entrou, e tendo orado, pôs as mãos sobre ele, e o curou.

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