Acts 28:7 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 28:7

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

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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Commentary

2 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on Acts (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.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

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

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,

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἐν	En	In	G1722 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
τοῖς	tois	the [parts]	G3588 →
περὶ	peri	around	G4012 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
τόπον	topon	place	G5117 →
ἐκεῖνον	ekeinon	that [one]	G1565 →
ὑπῆρχεν	hupērchen	were	G5225 →
χωρία	chōria	lands	G5564 →
τῷ	tō	[belonging] to the	G3588 →
πρώτῳ	prōtō	chief	G4413 →
τῆς	tēs	of the	G3588 →
νήσου,	nēsou	island,	G3520 →
ὀνόματι	onomati	named	G3686 →
Ποπλίῳ,	Popliō	Publius,	G4196 →
ὃς	hos	who	G3739 →
ἀναδεξάμενος	anadexamenos	having received	G324 →
ἡμᾶς	hēmas	us	G3165 →
τρεῖς	treis	three	G5140 →
ἡμέρας	hēmeras	days	G2250 →
φιλοφρόνως	philophronōs	hospitably	G5390 →
ἐξένισεν.¶	exenisen	entertained [us].	G3579 →

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 28:2
The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
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.
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.
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…

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