When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured. - The singular healing becomes plural: 'the rest of the sick on the island' (hoi loipoi tōn peri tēn nēson asthenē, hoi loipoi tōn peri tēn nēson asthenē-'the remaining sick in the vicinity of the island') come and 'were cured' (therapeuō, therapeuō-'healed'). Paul's power extends beyond Publius's household to the whole island. Luke shows the gospel spreading through signs and wonders, just as it did in Jerusalem and the provinces.

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