Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. New Living Translation The people of the island were very kind to us. It was cold and rainy, so they built a fire on the shore to welcome us. English Standard Version The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold. Berean Standard Bible The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold. Berean Literal Bible And the natives were showing not just the ordinary kindness to us. For having kindled a fire, they received all of us, because of the rain coming on and because of the cold. King James Bible And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. New King James Version And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold. New American Standard Bible The natives showed us extraordinary kindness, for they kindled a fire and took us all in because of the rain that had started and because of the cold. NASB 1995 The natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all. NASB 1977 And the natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all. Legacy Standard Bible And the natives showed us extraordinary affection; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all. Amplified Bible And the natives showed us extraordinary kindness and hospitality; for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, since it had begun to rain and was cold. Christian Standard Bible The local people showed us extraordinary kindness. They lit a fire and took us all in, since it was raining and cold. Holman Christian Standard Bible The local people showed us extraordinary kindness, for they lit a fire and took us all in, since it was raining and cold. American Standard Version And the barbarians showed us no common kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the Barbarians who were dwelling in it showed us great kindness and kindled a fire and called us all to warm ourselves, because there was much cold rain. Contemporary English Version The local people were very friendly, and they welcomed us by building a fire, because it was rainy and cold. Douay-Rheims Bible For kindling a fire, they refreshed us all, because of the present rain, and of the cold. English Revised Version And the barbarians shewed us no common kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. GOD'S WORD® Translation The people who lived on the island were unusually kind to us. They made a fire and welcomed all of us around it because of the rain and the cold. Good News Translation The natives there were very friendly to us. It had started to rain and was cold, so they built a fire and made us all welcome. International Standard Version The people who lived there were unusually kind to us. It had started to rain and was cold, so they started a bonfire and invited us to join them around it. Literal Standard Version and the foreigners were showing us no ordinary kindness, for having kindled a fire, they received us all, because of the pressing rain, and because of the cold; Majority Standard Bible The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold. New American Bible The natives showed us extraordinary hospitality; they lit a fire and welcomed all of us because it had begun to rain and was cold. NET Bible The local inhabitants showed us extraordinary kindness, for they built a fire and welcomed us all because it had started to rain and was cold. New Revised Standard Version The natives showed us unusual kindness. Since it had begun to rain and was cold, they kindled a fire and welcomed all of us around it. New Heart English Bible The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. Webster's Bible Translation And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. Weymouth New Testament The strange-speaking natives showed us remarkable kindness, for they lighted a fire and made us all welcome because of the pelting rain and the cold. World English Bible The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire and received us all, because of the present rain and because of the cold. Young's Literal Translation and the foreigners were shewing us no ordinary kindness, for having kindled a fire, they received us all, because of the pressing rain, and because of the cold; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Ashore on Malta1Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta. 2 The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold. 3Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.… Cross References Acts 28:3 Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand. Acts 28:4 When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, "Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live." Romans 1:14 I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish. Romans 14:1 Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions. Romans 14:3 The one who eats everything must not belittle the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted him. 1 Corinthians 14:11 If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone's language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me. 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. Treasury of Scripture And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. barbarous. Acts 28:4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. Romans 1:14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise. 1 Corinthians 14:11 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me. shewed. Acts 27:3 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself. Leviticus 19:18,34 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD… Proverbs 24:11,12 If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; … because. Ezra 10:9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain. John 18:18 And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself. 2 Corinthians 11:27 In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Jump to Previous Cold Common Extraordinary Falling Fire Foreigners Islanders Kind Kindled Kindness Little Natives Present Rain Raining Received Remarkable Shewed Shewing Showed Simple Unusual Welcome WelcomedJump to Next Cold Common Extraordinary Falling Fire Foreigners Islanders Kind Kindled Kindness Little Natives Present Rain Raining Received Remarkable Shewed Shewing Showed Simple Unusual Welcome WelcomedActs 28 1. Paul, after his shipwreck, is kindly entertained on Malta.5. The snake on his hand hurts him not. 8. He heals many diseases in the island. 11. They depart toward Rome. 17. He declares to the Jews the cause of his coming. 24. After his preaching some were persuaded, and some believed not. 30. Yet he preaches there two years. (2) The barbarous people . . .--It has been urged in favour of Meleda that this description is more applicable to the people of that island than to those of Malta, whom Diodorus Siculus (v. 12) describes as "very rich, practising many trades, manufacturing fine clothes, and dwelling in large and splendid houses." It is obvious, however, that St. Luke uses the term, as St. Paul does (Romans 1:14; 1Corinthians 14:11), and as was then common, as applicable to all races that did not speak Greek, and that such a term as "Scythian" (Colossians 3:11) was used to describe what we should call "barbarians" or "savages." For him "barbarian" was like the term "native," which our travellers apply indiscriminately to Fiji Islanders and Cingalese. The language of Malta at the time, if not absolutely Punic, was probably a very bastard Greek. The inscriptions which have been found in the island are, as was natural, in the Greek and Latin, which were used as official languages by their rulers. No little kindness.--Literally, no common (or average) philanthropy. The idiom is the same as that of the "special miracles" of Acts 19:11. And received us . . .--The word implies both shelter and hospitality. Warmth, above all things, was needful for those who had been chilled and drenched; and for this purpose, probably in some open space, or atrium, a large fire was lighted. Because of the present rain . . .--The rain followed naturally on the cessation of the gale. The "cold" shows that the wind was not the Sirocco, which is always accompanied by heat. . . . Verse 2. - Barbarians for barbarous people, A.V.; common for little, A.V.; all for every one, A.V. Barbarians; i.e. not Greeks or Romans, or (in the mouth of a Jew) not Jews. The phrase had especial reference to the strange language of the "barbarian." See St. Paul's use of it (Romans 1:14; 1 Corinthians 14:11; Colossians 3:11); and compare Ovid's saying ('Trist.,' 3:10, 37), "Barbarus hic ego sum, quia non intelligor ulli;" and that of Herodotus (2, 158), that the Egyptians call all barbarians who do not speak the Egyptian language(Kuinoel). The word is thought to be formed onomate-poetically, to express the confused sound which a strange language has in a man's ears. Kindness; φιλανθρωπία, here and Titus 3:4 (comp. Acts 27:3). Received us all. The whole party, numbering two hundred and seventy-six. The present rain, and... cold; showing that the gale still continued, and the wind was still north-east. The plight of the shipwrecked party must have been lamentable, drenched to the skin, with no change of clothes, a cold wind blowing. Probably the hearty meal they had taken on beard ship was the means of saving their lives.Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Theοἵ (hoi) Article - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. islanders βάρβαροι (barbaroi) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 915: A foreigner, one who speaks neither Greek nor Latin; as adj: foreign. Of uncertain derivation; a foreigner. showed παρεῖχον (pareichon) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 3930: From para and echo; to hold near, i.e. Present, afford, exhibit, furnish occasion. us ἡμῖν (hēmin) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. extraordinary τυχοῦσαν (tychousan) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 5177: (a) gen: I obtain, (b) absol: I chance, happen; ordinary, everyday, it may chance, perhaps. kindness. φιλανθρωπίαν (philanthrōpian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 5363: Love of mankind, benevolence. From the same as philanthropos; fondness of mankind, i.e. Benevolence. They kindled ἅψαντες (hapsantes) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 681: To kindle, light. A primary verb; properly, to fasten to, i.e. to set on fire. a fire πυρὰν (pyran) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 4443: A fire, pile of burning fuel. From pur; a fire. [and] welcomed προσελάβοντο (proselabonto) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural Strong's 4355: (a) I take to myself, (b) I take aside, (c) I welcome. From pros and lambano; to take to oneself, i.e. Use, lead, admit. all πάντας (pantas) Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. of us ἡμᾶς (hēmas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. because [it was] διὰ (dia) Preposition Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. raining ὑετὸν (hyeton) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 5205: Rain. From a primary huo; rain, especially a shower. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. cold. ψῦχος (psychos) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 5592: Cold. From psucho; coolness. 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