Acts 28:7-15 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us… Prayer with and for the sick is always in place. Sometimes the sick one may be unconscious to all around, and it may be thought prayer would not be beneficial; but who can tell? At any rate, God hears. A minister on one occasion had visited a man upon his death bed who was delirious, and, returning home, met the great Dr. Thomas Chalmers. "Well," said Dr. Chalmers, "did you pray with him?" "No, he was delirious; but I prayed with the family." "Ah! you did wrong, sir! Who knows but that some old strain of thought might have been stirred up by the tones of a familiar voice? You did very wrong, sir!" There is instruction in that. Parallel Verses KJV: In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. |
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