Acts 28:1-16 BSB

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:9

Others - which had diseases - Luke was a physician; yet we do not find him engaging in these cures. As a medical man, he might have been of use to the father of Publius; but he is not even consulted on the occasion. Paul enters in to him, prays for him, lays his hands on him, and he is healed. The other diseased persons who are mentioned in this verse were doubtless healed in the same way. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:10

Honoured us with many honors - The word τιμη , as Bishop Pearce has remarked, is often used to signify a pecuniary recompense, or present. The Greek word seems to be thus used in 1 Timothy 5:17 . Let the elders which rule well be accounted worthy of double Honor, τιμης , which St. Chrysostom, on the place, explains thus: την των αναγκαιων χορηγιαν· a supplying them with all necessary things. Diodorus Siculus, and Xenophon, used the word in the same way. In the sense of a pecuniary... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:11

After three months - Supposing that they had reached Malta about the end of October, as we have already seen, then it appears that they left it about the end of January, or the beginning of February; and, though in the depth of winter, not the worst time for sailing, even in those seas, the wind being then generally more steady; and, on the whole, the passage more safe. Whose sign was Castor and Pollux - These were two fabulous semi-deities, reported to be the sons of Jupiter and Leda,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:12

Landing at Syracuse - In order to go to Rome from Malta, their readiest course was to keep pretty close to the eastern coast of Sicily, in order to pass through the straits of Rhegium and get into the Tyrrhenian Sea. Syracuse is one of the most famous cities of antiquity: it is the capital of the island of Sicily, and was built about 730 years before the Christian era. It lies 72 miles S. by E. of Messina, and about 112 of Palermo. Long. 15°. 30'. W., lat. 37°. 17'. N. In its ancient... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:13

We fetched a compass - Ὁθεν περιελθοντες , Whence we coasted about. This will appear evident, when the coast of Sicily is viewed on any correct map, of a tolerably large scale. Rhegium - A city and promontory in Calabria, in Italy, opposite to Sicily. It is now called Reggio. It had its name, Ῥηγιον , Rhegium, from the Greek Ῥηγνυμι , to break off; because it appears to have been broken off from Sicily. The south wind blew - This was the fairest wind they could have from... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:14

Where we found brethren - That is, Christians; for there had been many in Italy converted to the faith of Christ, some considerable time before this, as appears from St. Paul's epistle to the Romans, written some years before this voyage. We went toward Rome - One of the most celebrated cities in the universe, the capital of Italy, and once of the whole world; situated on the river Tiber, 410 miles SSE. of Vienna; 600 SE. of Paris; 730 E. by N. of Madrid; 760 W. of Constantinople; and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:15

When the brethren heard of us - By whom the Gospel was planted at Rome is not known: it does not appear that any apostle was employed in this work. It was probably carried thither by some of those who were converted to God at the day of pentecost; for there were then at Jerusalem, not only devout men, proselytes to the Jewish religion, from every nation under heaven, Acts 2:5 , but there were strangers of Rome also, Acts 2:10 . And it in most reasonable to believe, as we know of no other... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:16

The captain of the guard - Στρατοπεδαρχῃ . This word properly means the commander of a camp; but it signifies the prefect, or commander of the pretorian cohorts, or emperor's guards. Tacitus (Annal. lib. iv. cap. 2) informs us that, in the reign of Tiberius, Sejanus, who was then prefect of these troops, did, in order to accomplish his ambitious designs, cause them to be assembled from their quarters in the city, and stationed in a fortified camp near it; so that their commander is with... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 1− 1.That doleful spectacle is described in the beginning of the chapter, when so many men being wet, and also all berayed with the foam and filth of the sea, and stiff with cold, did with much ado crawl to the shore; for that was all one as if they had been cast up by the sea to die some other death. After that, Luke declareth that they were courteously entertained of the barbarians, that they kindled a fire that they might dry their clothes, and refresh their joints, which were stiff... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:4

Verse 4− 4.So soon as the barbarians saw. This judgment was common in all ages, that those who were grievously punished had grievously offended. Neither was this persuasion conceived of nothing; but it came rather from a true feeling of godliness. For God, to the end he might make the world without excuse, would have this deeply rooted in the minds of all men, that calamity and adversity, and chiefly notable destruction, were testimonies and signs of his wrath and just vengeance against sins.... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:12

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:13

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:14

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:16

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:4

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