Acts 28:9

After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Luke records this moment during Paul’s three-month stay on Malta, immediately following the healing of Publius’s father. The narrative shifts from a single household miracle to the broader movement of the island’s remaining sick population approaching Paul.

The words — The Greek phrase Τοῦτου γενομένου (Toutou genomenou) literally translates to “of this having taken place.” It serves as a precise temporal connector that chains the subsequent healings directly to the prior event.

The thread — The text places this localized outbreak of cures alongside the crowd movements described in Matthew 4:24 and Acts 5:12. The narrative structure shows apostolic authority drawing successive waves of sufferers into a single location for intervention.

Why it lands — The text reports a documented sequence where physical restoration precedes the islanders’ material support. Readers must acknowledge that the passage demands a historical reading of apostolic power as a catalyst for reciprocal hospitality rather than a theological abstraction.

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The Greek words

ΤούτουToutouOf this δὲdethen γενομένουgenomenouhaving taken place καὶkaialso οἱhoithe λοιποὶloipoirest οἱhoi<the>ἐνenin τῇtēathe νήσῳnēsōisland ἔχοντεςechonteshaving ἀσθενείαςastheneiasinfirmities προσήρχοντοprosērchontowere coming καὶkaiand ἐθεραπεύοντο·etherapeuontowere healed;

King James Version

So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed:

Cross-references

Matthew 4:24 News about Him spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering acute pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralyzed, and He healed them.
Mark 6:54 As soon as they got out of the boat, the people recognized Jesus
Acts 5:12 The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.
Acts 5:15 As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.