Acts 28:11

Acts 28:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
• New International Version (NIV)After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island—it was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After three months we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the twin gods as a figurehead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After three months we sailed in an Alexandrian ship whose figurehead was the Twin Brothers, which had wintered at the island.

Context of Acts 28:11

9After this had happened, many of the people on the island who were sick also came and were healed. 10They also bestowed many honors, and when we were preparing to sail, they gave us all the supplies we needed. After three months we put out to sea in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island and had the “Heavenly Twins” as its figurehead. 12We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. 13From there we cast off and arrived at Rhegium, and after one day a south wind sprang up and on the second day we came to Puteoli.

Acts 28:11 word by word

Μετὰ δὲ τρεῖς μῆνας ἀνήχθημεν ἐν πλοίῳ παρακεχειμακότι ἐν τῇ νήσῳ, Ἀλεξανδρίνῳ, παρασήμῳ Διοσκούροις·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• monthsμήνmēn · monthG3376
• we departedἀνάγωanagō · to leadG321
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• a shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• of AlexandriaἈλεξανδρῖνοςAlexandrinos · AlexandriaG222
• which had winteredπαραχειμάζωparacheimazō · to winterG3914
• the isleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the isleνῆσοςnēsos · islandG3520
• whose signπαράσημοςparasēmos · figureheadG3902
• was Castor and PolluxΔιόσκουροιDioskouroi · the twin godsG1359

Cross-references for Acts 28:11

• Acts 6:9But some men from the Synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and the province of Asia, stood up and argued with Stephen.
• Acts 27:6There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.
• Isaiah 45:20Gather together and come! Approach together, you refugees from the nations! Those who carry wooden idols know nothing, those who pray to a god that cannot deliver.
• Jonah 1:5The sailors were so afraid that each cried out to his own god and they flung the ship’s cargo overboard to make the ship lighter. Jonah, meanwhile, had gone down into the hold below deck, had lain down, and was sound asleep.
• 1 Corinthians 8:4With regard then to eating food sacrificed to idols, we know that “an idol in this world is nothing,” and that “there is no God but one.”

Commentaries on Acts 28:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11After three months - Supposing that they had reached Malta about the end of October, as we have already seen, then it appears that they left it about the end of January, or the beginning of February; and, though in the depth of winter, not the worst time for sailing, even in those seas, the wind being then generally more steady; and, on the whole, the passage more safe. Whose sign was Castor and Pollux - These were two fabulous semi-deities, reported to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11And after three months - Probably they remained there so long because there was no favorable opportunity for them to go to Rome. If they arrived there, as is commonly supposed, in October, they left for Rome in January. In a ship of Alexandria - See the notes on Acts 27:6. Whose sign - Which was ornamented with an image of Castor and Pollux. It was common to place on the prow of the ship the image of some person or god, whose name the ship bore. This…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 The common events of travelling are seldom worthy of being told; but the comfort of communion with the saints, and kindness shown by friends, deserve particular mention. The Christians at Rome were so far from being ashamed of Paul, or afraid of owning him, because he was a prisoner, that they were the more careful to show him respect. He had great comfort in this. And if our friends are kind to us, God puts it into their hearts, and we must…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11Another Egyptian ship from Alexandria took Paul and his companions on board after an interval of three months and the worst of the winter had passed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. we departed in a ship of Alexandria--(See on Ac 27:6). which had wintered in the isle--no doubt driven m by the same storm which had wrecked on its shores the apostle's vessel--an incidental mark of consistency in the narrative. whose sign--or "figurehead"; the figure, carved or painted on the bow, which gave name to the vessel. Such figureheads were anciently as common as now. was Castor and Pollux--the tutelar gods of mariners, to whom all their…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 28:11

• Alexandria
• Castor and Pollux
• Paul
• Ship
• Winter

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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