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 happened, the rest of the sick on the island started coming and getting healed. 10They also heaped honors on us; and when we sailed, they put on board all the supplies we needed. After three months, we set sail in a ship from Alexandria that had wintered at the island, with the Twin Brothers as its figurehead. 12Setting down at Syracuse, we stayed there three days. 13From there we got underway and reached Rhegium; and a day later a south wind came 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 what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen—both Cyrenians and Alexandrians, as well as some from Cilicia and Asia—stood up and began arguing with Stephen.
• Acts 27:6There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board.
• Isaiah 45:20“Assemble yourselves and come, draw near together, fugitives of the nations! Those who carry their wooden idols have no knowledge, praying to a god who cannot save.
• Jonah 1:5So the sailors were afraid and cried out, each man to his own god. Then they cast the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the lowest part of the ship, to lay down and fell fast asleep.
• 1 Corinthians 8:4Therefore concerning the eating of idol sacrifices, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, 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