Revised Literal Translation
Acts 28:2
2And 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.
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
1And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. 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. 3And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
Read all of Acts 28Acts 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
- Andδέde · thenG1161
- the barbarous peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the barbarous peopleβάρβαροςbarbaros · barbarianG915
- shewedπαρέχωparechō · to furnish occasionG3930
- usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- noοὐou · noG3756
- littleτυγχάνωtugchanō · to obtain/happenG5177
- kindnessφιλανθρωπίαphilanthrōpia · benevolenceG5363
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- they kindledἀνάπτωanaptō · to set fireG381
- a fireπυράpura · fireG4443
- and receivedπροσλαμβάνωproslambanō · to takeG4355
- every oneπᾶςpas · allG3956
- becauseδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- of the presentἐφίστημιephistēmi · to approachG2186
- rainὑετόςhuetos · rainG5205
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- of the coldψῦχοςpsuchos · coldG5592
Cross-references for Acts 28:2
- Acts 28:4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
- Romans 1:14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
- 1 Corinthians 14:11Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
- Colossians 3:11Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
- Acts 27:3And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
- Leviticus 19:18Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am Yhwh.
- Proverbs 24:11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
- Matthew 10:42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
- Luke 10:30And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
- Romans 2:14For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
- Hebrews 13:2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
- Ezra 10:9Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
- John 18:18And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.
- 2 Corinthians 11:27In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
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
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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
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