Acts 28:2

Acts 28:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
• New International Version (NIV)The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold.

Context of Acts 28:2

1When they had been brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta. The natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all. 3But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened itself on his hand. 4When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live.”

Acts 28:2 word by word

οἵ τε βάρβαροι παρεῖχον οὐ τὴν τυχοῦσαν φιλανθρωπίαν ἡμῖν· ἅψαντες γὰρ πυρὰν προσελάβοντο πάντας ἡμᾶς διὰ τὸν ὑετὸν τὸν ἐφεστῶτα καὶ διὰ τὸ ψῦχος.Read the interlinear

• nativesβάρβαροςbarbaros · barbarianG915
• showedπαρέχωparechō · to furnish occasionG3930
• us extraordinaryτυγχάνωtugchanō · to obtain/happenG5177
• kindnessφιλανθρωπίαphilanthrōpia · benevolenceG5363
• for becauseδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• of the rainὑετόςhuetos · rainG5205
• that had setἐφίστημιephistēmi · to approachG2186
• of the coldψῦχοςpsuchos · coldG5592
• they kindledἅπτωhaptō · to touchG681
• a fireπυράpura · fireG4443
• receivedπροσλαμβάνωproslambanō · to takeG4355
• us allπᾶςpas · allG3956

Cross-references for Acts 28:2

• Acts 28:4When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they began saying to one another, “Undoubtedly this man is a murderer, and though he has been saved from the sea, justice has not allowed him to live.”
• Romans 1:14I am under obligation both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the foolish.
• 1 Corinthians 14:11If then I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be to the one who speaks a barbarian, and the one who speaks will be a barbarian to me.
• Colossians 3:11a renewal in which there is no distinction between Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and freeman, but Christ is all, and in all.
• Acts 27:3The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul with consideration and allowed him to go to his friends and receive care.
• Leviticus 19:18You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord.
• Proverbs 24:11Deliver those who are being taken away to death, And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
• Matthew 10:42And whoever in the name of a disciple gives to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.”
• Luke 10:30Jesus replied and said, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among robbers, and they stripped him and beat him, and went away leaving him half dead.
• Romans 2:14For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves,
• Hebrews 13:2Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it.
• Ezra 10:9So all the men of Judah and Benjamin assembled at Jerusalem within the three days. It was the ninth month on the twentieth of the month, and all the people sat in the open square before the house of God, trembling because of this matter and the heavy rain.
• John 18:18Now the slaves and the officers were standing there, having made a charcoal fire, for it was cold and they were warming themselves; and Peter was also with them, standing and warming himself.
• 2 Corinthians 11:27I have been in labor and hardship, through many sleepless nights, in hunger and thirst, often without food, in cold and exposure.

Commentaries on Acts 28:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The barbarous people - We have already seen that this island was peopled by the Phoenicians, or Carthaginians, as Bochart has proved, Phaleg. chap. xxvi.; and their ancient language was no doubt in use among them at that time, though mingled with some Greek and Latin terms; and this language must have been unintelligible to the Romans and the Greeks. With these, as well as with other nations, it was customary to call those , barbarians, whose language…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And the barbarous people - See the notes on Romans 1:14. The Greeks regarded all as barbarians who did not speak their language, and applied the name to all other nations but their own. It does not denote, as it does sometimes with us, “people of savage, uncultivated, and cruel habits, but simply those whose speech was unintelligible.” See 1 Corinthians 14:11. The island is supposed to have been populated at first by the Phoecians, afterward by the…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. 22. the barbarous people--so called merely as speaking neither the Greek nor the Latin language. They were originally Phoenician colonists. showed us no little--"no ordinary" kindness, for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain--"the rain that was on us"--not now first falling, but then falling heavily. and because of the cold--welcomed us all, drenched and shivering, to these most seasonable marks of friendship. In…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 28:2

• Barbarian
• Hospitality
• Melita (Malta)
• Minister, Christian
• Paul

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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