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John Darby

Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament - Acts 28:31

28:31 freedom (e-17) As 'boldness,' ch. 4.13,29,31. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:1-31

St. Paul a Prisoner at Rome1. They.. they] RV ’we.. we.’ Melita] RM ’Melitene.’ Melita is certainly Malta, and not (as has been erroneously supposed) Meleda off the Illyrian coast. Tradition correctly locates the shipwreck in St. Paul’s Bay, about 8 m. NW. of Valetta. 2. The barbarous people] RV ’the barbarians.’ The Gk. word does not imply that they were uncivilised, but only that they were neither Greeks nor Romans.3. Cp. Mark 16:18. As St. Paul was arranging the faggot on the fire, the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:16-31

St. Paul in Rome (28:16-31)16. The captain of the guard] either the captain of the prætorian guard (proefectus proetorio), or, more probably, the captain of the troops called frumentarii, whose camp was on the Coelian hill: see on Acts 27:1. To dwell by himself] This exceptional treatment was due to the favourable report of Festus and the goodwill of the centurion.17. Called the chief of the Jews together] or, ’called together the Jewish community first,’ in accordance with his usual plan of... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Acts 28:31

(31) No man forbidding him.—The fact is interesting as showing the attitude of the Roman empire to the new faith. So far, even under Nero, it was tolerant, and even though the “sect” of the Christians was “everywhere spoken against,” a leading teacher of that sect was allowed free room to propagate his views. The rulers of the empire were not as yet alarmed at the thought of the wide-spread secret organisation of the Christian Society, and the influence of Seneca and Burrus may not have been... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Acts 28:1-31

Quality of Service Acts 28:2 'No little kindness.' The Revised Version gives us another word, perhaps a richer: 'No common kindness' but a kindness to be remembered, specialising itself in our memory; we can never forget the attentiveness and civility of these barbarous people; truly to the end of the chapter we shall think of all their courtesy as no common kindness. This was not an everyday affair, but wholly special, finely and highly marked by Christian courtesy, as we should say; the... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Acts 28:1-31

CHAPTER 28 1. In the Island of Melita (Acts 28:1-10 ). 2. The arrival in Rome (Acts 28:11-16 ). 3. Paul calling the chief of the Jews and his message (Acts 28:17-29 ). Melita, which means “honey,” is the island of Malta. It was even then a prominent place for navigation where many vessels wintered. Luke calls the inhabitants Barbarians, a term used by the Greeks for all peoples who did not use their language. The wrecked company was not plundered by the people of the island, but instead... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:1-31

Very soon contacting inhabitants, they found that the island was called Melita, present day Malta. The people are called "barbarous," which only means they were not Greek or Jewish -- not the cultured classes: there is nothing derogatory in the term. In fact they proved themselves most hospitable and kind, kindling a large fire to warm the shivering crowd. Paul, not averse to laboring with his hands, gathered sticks also to supply the fire. When a poisonous viper, springing out of the heat,... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Acts 28:1-31

A PRISONER AT ROME The reader is urged to add to the interest of this lesson by the further use of the map. The sea journey is marked by different stages, from: Adramyttium to Myra (Acts 27:1-5 ), · Myra to the Fair Havens (Acts 27:6-8 ), · Fair havens to Melita or Malta (Acts 27:6 to Acts 28:1 ), · Melita to Syracuse (Acts 28:2-12 ), · Syracuse to Rhegium, Puteoli and Rome (Acts 28:13-15 ). The most interesting stage is the third, which covers the shipwreck. In all classic literature there... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Acts 28:30-31

Chapter 107 Prayer Almighty God, thou art our refuge and strength. They are strong who live in God; they are immortal who touch thine eternity with faith and love and hope. They cannot die: the sword cannot cut them to their destruction, nor can they be blown away by the great wind, nor can the lion devour them. Behold, they are hidden in God's pavilion, and under the shadow of the wings Divine do they put their trust. We bless thee for the great strong ones who have led the way. We love their... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Acts 28:30-31

And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, (31) Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. This was a blessed season to the Church at Rome, which the Lord Jesus granted them. And, from the awful character of the then emperor Nero, under whose cruelty afterwards, both Peter and Paul suffered martyrdom, we can only ascribe it to the Lord Jesus, that he... read more

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