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Acts 28:7

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Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius; who received us, and entertained us three days courteously.

KJV

In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously.

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This verse in Acts 28

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

A commentator

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts · Written before 1107.

Publius was a hospitable man, because he received them knowing nothing about them, but only out of compassion for their plight, and gave rest to two hundred and eighty people, seeing in this a benefit for himself.

This site's exposition

chief man of the island

on Acts 28:7-8

In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius, a title an inscription found on Malta confirms as the island's actual Roman administrative rank, another small correction of Luke's precision the evidence lane keeps returning to. Publius received the shipwrecked company and lodged them three days courteously, and Paul repays the hospitality where it costs him nothing but prayer, entering to the sick father, laying hands on him, and healing a fever and a bloody flux the physician Luke names with a clinician's exactness.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice
In the same quarters - In that place, or that part of the island, Possessions - Property. His place of residence. The chief man - Greek: the first man. Probably he was the governor of the island,

The words behind it

22 Greek words

Every Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

8 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

1 Peter 3:8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.5 worksMatthew 10:40–41He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.3 worksActs 13:7an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.2 worksLuke 19:6–9So Zacchaeus hurried down and welcomed Him joyfully.2 worksActs 18:12While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.2 worksActs 28:2The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.2 works
The other 2 cross-references, with their words ▾
Acts 23:24Provide mounts for Paul to take him safely to Governor Felix.”2 worksActs 13:12When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Acts 28:2

    The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 13:2

      Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

    • Romans 1:14

      I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.

    • Colossians 3:11

      Here there is no Greek or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, or free, but Christ is all and is in all.

    • 2 Corinthians 11:27

      in labor and toil and often without sleep, in hunger and thirst and often without food, in cold and exposure.

  • Through

    Acts 13:7

    an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God.

    it leads to

    • Acts 19:38

      So if Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a complaint against anyone, the courts are open and proconsuls are available. Let them bring charges against one another there.

    • Acts 13:12

      When the proconsul saw what had happened, he believed, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.

  • Through

    Acts 18:12

    While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.

    it leads to

    • Acts 13:50

      The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.

    • Acts 18:27

      When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace…

Where this verse is studied

About Acts

The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
The Ascension — Gustave Doré (engraving, public domain)
Acts: the study guide →Read Acts 28 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); J. A. Alexander, The Acts of the Apostles Explained; Theophylact of Ohrid, Commentary on Acts and William Ramsay, St. Paul the Traveller and the Roman Citizen.

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