Acts 28:1 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 28:1

Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.

KJV

And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.

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Commentary

2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

They knew - Either from their former acquaintance with the island, or from the information of the inhabitants. Was called Melita - Now called “Malta.” It was celebrated formerly for producing large quantities of honey, and is supposed to have been called Melita from the Greek word signifying honey. It is about 20 miles in length from east to west, and 12 miles in width from north to south, and about 60 miles in circumference. It is about 60 miles from the coast of Sicily.

The record, by era

The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

And though common nature doth wring out of the barbarous Gentiles some affection of mercy in so great necessity; yet undoubtedly it was God which caused the men of Melita to handle these men so courteously, that his promise might be sure and certain, which might seem imperfect if the shipwreck had caused the loss of any man's life.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
διασωθέντες	diasōthentes	having been saved	G1295 →
τότε	tote	then	G5119 →
ἐπέγνωμεν	epegnōmen	we found out	G1921 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
Μελίτη	Melitē	Malta	G3194 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
νῆσος	nēsos	island	G3520 →
καλεῖται·	kaleitai	is called;	G2564 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 27:44
The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
leads to
- Acts 27:22
  But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
- Psalms 107:28–30
  Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
- Acts 27:24
  and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
- John 6:39–40
  And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
- 2 Corinthians 1:8–10
  We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired…
Through
Acts 16:10
As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 2:12–13
  Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
- Acts 14:7
  where they continued to preach the gospel.
Through
Acts 27:26
However, we must run aground on some island.”
leads to
- Acts 27:17
  After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.

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