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35 A.D. |
ACTS of the APOSTLES
Chapter 27, Verses 1-44
When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion who belonged to the Imperial Regiment. We boarded a ship and we put out to sea.Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down. The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind; so we gave way to it and were driven along. We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard. On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.
Paul stood up before them and said: “I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed. Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’ So keep up your courage, men, for I HAVE FAITH IN GOD THAT IT WILL HAPPEN JUST AS HE TOLD ME. Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.”
When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach. But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land. The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely.
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FORTUNINO MATANIA
"St Paul's Shipwreck"
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FREDERIC LIX
"Paul Shipwrecked"
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PHILIPPE DE LOUTHERBOURG
"Paul Shipwrecked"
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"Paul Is Shipwrecked on Malta"
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RICHARD HOOK
"A Roman Galley Taking St Paul to Rome
Crashes on the Rocks off Malta"
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CLIVE UPTTON
"St Paul"
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GUSTAVE DORÉ
"St. Paul Shipwreck"
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LUDOLF BACKHUYSEN
"Paul’s Shipwreck"
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"Paul's Shipwreck"
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"Paul Shipwrecked"
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STEFANO ERARDI
"St Paul in Malta"
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MATTEO PEREZ D'ALECCIO
"Shipwreck of St Paul"
Chapter 28, Verses 1-6
Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand. When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.” But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead; but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.
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Italian School
"Saint Paul Shipwrecked on Malta "
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MARTEN DE VOS
"St Paul Bitten by a Viper on the Island of Malta"
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DAVID TENIERS the Elder
"Miracle of St Paul on the Island of Malta"
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LAURENT DE LA HYRE
"Saint Paul Shipwrecked on Malta"
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GIOVANNI PAOLO PANINI
"Saint Paul at Malta Grasping the Viper"
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CORNELIS TROOST HOLLAND
"Paul Bitten by the Viper on the Isle of Malta"
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French School
"Saint Paul, Shipwrecked on the Island of Malta"
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HENDRIK GOLTZIUS
"St Paul Bitten by the Viper"
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BENJAMIN WEST
"St Paul Shaking off the Viper"
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FRANCESCO BARTOLOZZI (after B. West, above)
"St. Paul Shipwrecked on Malta"
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GIUSEPPE BONNICI
"Shipwreck of St Paul"
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ADAM ELSHEIMER
"St Paul at Malta"
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"St. Paul's Grotto, Malta"
Chapter 28, Verses 7-10
There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days. His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him. When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured. They honored us in many ways; and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed.
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"Before Publius in Malta"
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CHRISTOPH WEIGEL
"Paul Heals Publius's Father"
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MATTHIAS GERUNG
"Saint Paul Heals the Father of Publius"
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