Acts 28:2
And the simple people living there were uncommonly kind to us, for they made a fire for us, and took us in, because it was raining and cold.
Bible in Basic English
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In Context
1And when we were safe, we made the discovery that the island was named Melita.
Cross References
Leviticus 19:34Let him be to you as one of your countrymen and have love for him as for yourself; for you were living in a strange land, in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.
Proverbs 24:11Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.
Luke 10:30And Jesus, answering him, said, A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he got into the hands of thieves, who took his clothing and gave him cruel blows, and when they went away, he was half dead.
Acts 27:3And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.
Romans 1:14I have a debt to Greeks and to the nations outside; to the wise and to those who have no learning.
Romans 2:27And they, by their keeping of the law without circumcision, will be judges of you, by whom the law is broken though you have the letter of the law and circumcision.
Matthew Henry on Acts 28:2-11
Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. 2 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. 3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. 4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this… Read the whole commentary →