Acts 28:10

Then the people there did a lot of things to show us that they thought we were great. And when the time came for us to get ready to sail away on another ship, those people gave us food and other things that we needed.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary.

In Context

9After Paul did that, all the other sick people on the island came to him, and God made them better too.

11There was another ship there that had statues of the twin gods called Castor and Pollux on the front of it. That ship came from the town called Alexandria before the bad weather started, and it stayed on Malta Island until the bad weather was finished. We stayed on Malta Island in that bad weather time too, for about 3 months. Then that ship got ready to go on to Italy country, so we all got on that ship to go to Rome, in Italy country.

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Cross References

Philippians 4:11I’m not saying this because I need anything. I have learned to be happy, no matter what happens to me.

1 Thessalonians 2:6And we didn’t try to get anyone to say good things about us. We didn’t want you or anyone else to do that.

1 Timothy 5:17Everybody has to respect those people that lead the church properly, and the church has to pay them properly, especially the people that work hard to teach God’s word to other people.

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 →

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