Acts 28:7

Acts 28:7 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and entertained us hospitably for three days.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In that region there was an estate of the leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days.

Context of Acts 28:7

5Then Paul [simply] shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. 6But they stood watching and expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after they had waited a long time and had seen nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and began saying that he was a god. In the vicinity of that place there were estates belonging to the leading man of the island, named Publius, who welcomed and entertained us hospitably for three days. 8And it happened that the father of Publius was sick [in bed] with recurring attacks of fever and dysentery; and Paul went to him, and after he had prayed, he laid his hands on him and healed him. 9After this occurred, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases were coming to him and being healed.

Acts 28:7 word by word

Ἐν δὲ τοῖς περὶ τὸν τόπον ἐκεῖνον ὑπῆρχεν χωρία τῷ πρώτῳ τῆς νήσου, ὀνόματι Ποπλίῳ, ὃς ἀναδεξάμενος ἡμᾶς τρεῖς ἡμέρας φιλοφρόνως ἐξένισεν.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the sameἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• quartersτόποςtopos · placeG5117
• wereὑπάρχωhuparchō · be alreadyG5225
• possessionsχωρίονchōrion · placeG5564
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• the chief manπρῶτοςprōtos · first: chiefG4413
• of the islandνῆσοςnēsos · islandG3520
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• was PubliusΠόπλιοςPoplios · PubliusG4196
• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• receivedἀναδέχομαιanadechomai · to receiveG324
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• and lodged usξενίζωxenizō · to hostG3579
• threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• courteouslyφιλοφρόνωςphilophronōs · hospitablyG5390

Cross-references for Acts 28:7

• Acts 13:7who was [closely associated] with the proconsul [of the province], Sergius Paulus, an intelligent and sensible man. He called for Barnabas and Saul and wanted to hear the word of God [concerning eternal salvation through faith in Christ].
• Acts 18:12But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia (southern Greece), the Jews made a united attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat,
• Acts 23:24also provide mounts for Paul to ride, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.”
• Acts 28:2And the natives showed us extraordinary kindness and hospitality; for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, since it had begun to rain and was cold.
• Matthew 10:40“He who receives and welcomes you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.
• Luke 19:6So Zaccheus hurried and came down, and welcomed Jesus with joy.

Commentaries on Acts 28:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The chief man of the island - The term , Chief, used hereby St. Luke, was the ancient title of the governor of this island, as is evident from an inscription found in Malta, which runs thus: - . . ̔, . ̔. ̔. · Lucius Caius, son of Quirinus, a Roman knight, Chief of the Melitese. See Bochart, Phaleg. and Chan. vol. i. chap. 498, etc., and Grotius. This title is another proof of the accuracy of St. Luke, who uses the very epithet by which the Roman governor…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7In the same quarters - In that place, or that part of the island, Possessions - Property. His place of residence. The chief man - Greek: the first man. Probably he was the governor of the island,Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-16The graphic language describing sailing in the story of Paul's journey to Rome provides one of the best accounts of an ancient sea journey. This is the last "we" section in Acts (see also 16:10–17; 20:5–15; 21:1–18). During Paul's two years of imprisonment, Luke probably researched his gospel throughout Judea and Galilee. Here, as part of Paul's sailing group, he had a personal witness of the dangers at sea.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. possessions of the chief man--"the first man." of the island--He would hardly be so styled in the lifetime of his father, if his distinction was that of the family. But it is now ascertained that this was the proper official title of the Maltese representative of the Roman prætor to Sicily, to whose province Malta belonged; two inscriptions having been discovered in the island, one in Greek, the other in Latin, containing the same words which Luke…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 28:7

• Melita (Malta)
• Minister, Christian
• Paul
• Publius

In the dictionaries

• Attain
• Compass
• Concern
• Confidence
• Constrain
• Escape
• Foreship
• James
• Kindness
• Melita

Commentaries on Acts 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings