Acts 28:7

Acts 28:7

5 But he shook off the creature into the fire and ^asuffered no harm.

6 However, they were expecting that he would swell up or suddenly fall down dead. But after they had looked for a long time and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds and ^asaid that he was a god.

7 In that region there was an estate of the¹ leading citizen of the island, whose name was Publius, who received us and entertained us courteously for three days.

8 And it happened that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and dysentery. Paul went in to him and ^aprayed, and ^bhe laid his hands on him and healed him.

9 So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed.

10 They also honored us in many ^aways; and when we departed, they provided such things as were ^bnecessary.

Arrival at Rome

11 After three months we sailed in ^aan Alexandrian ship whose figurehead was the¹ Twin Brothers, which had wintered at the island.

12 And landing at Syracuse, we stayed three days.

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

<< Acts 28:6

Acts 28:8 >>

To the chief man of the island (tw prwtw thv nhsou). An official title correct in Malta (Ramsay, St. Paul, p. 343). An inscription in Malta calls Prudens "Primate of the Maltese" (prwtov Melitaiwn). Here it is plainly a title and not the common use seen in Acts 13:50; Acts 25:2; Acts 28:17.

Publius (Popliw). This Greek name (praenomen) can be derived either from Popiliuv or Publiuv (cf. publicuv for populicuv from populuv). Entertained us (ecenisen hmav). Paul and his companions (Luke and Aristarchus). Was Julius included? On cenizw see Acts 10:23.

Courteously (filofronwv). This old adverb from filofrwn (filos, fren, friendly mind) occurs here alone in the N.T. In a kindly or friendly manner, all the more so because of the original suspicion of Paul as a criminal.

**Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Acts 28:7:**

Hebrews 11:17

<< Acts 28:6

Acts 28:8 >>

DISCLAIMER: Church of the Great God (CGG) provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the Bible. However, it is up to the individual to "prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good" (I Thessalonians 5:21). The content of these resources does not necessarily reflect the views of CGG. They are provided for information purposes only.