Acts 28:2
And the natives were showing us extraordinary kindness; for having kindled a fire they accepted us all into their society, because of the rain which had begun, and because of the cold.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
1And when they were rescued, then they learned that the island was called Malta.
Cross References
Luke 10:30Then Jesus answered and said: “A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and encountered bandits, who after having stripped him of his clothing and having wounded him, departed, leaving him half dead.
Acts 27:3And the next day we put in to harbor at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly, and permitted him to go to his friends to find care.
Romans 1:14I am a debtor both to Greeks and to barbarians, both to the wise and to the unwise.
Romans 2:27And will not the physically uncircumcised, who keeps the law, judge you along with your written code and circumcision, as a lawbreaker?
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 →