Acts 28:1-16 BSB

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:16

Entered into for came to, A.V. and T.R.; the words which follow in the T.R. and the A.V., the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but, are omitted in the R.T. and R.V., following א , A, B, and many versions; Alford retains them, Meyer speaks doubtfully; abide for dwell, A.V.; the soldier that guarded him for a soldier that kept him, A.V. The captain of the guard (A.V.); τῷ στρατοπεδάρχῃ : in Latin praefectus praetorio ( στρατόπεδον... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:16

"Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ." Conybeare and Howson give very full details of the journey of the apostle and his company from Malta to Rome; reaching their destination, the following description of the place of imprisonment is given:—" Here was the milliarium aureum, to which the roads of all the provinces converged. All around were the stately buildings, which were raised in the closing years of the republic and by the early emperors. In front was the Capitoline Hill,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:16-19

Paul and the Roman Jews. I. A FINAL PERSONAL TESTIMONY OF INNOCENCE . It is full of manly courage and simplicity. It was no subversive teaching or conduct that had brought him into his present position. No definite charge had ever been proved against him. Like the Master, it was as a fulfiller, not as a destroyer, that he had wrought. It was for the "hope of Israel "he had suffered. Great teachers are always fulfillers. But because they see that truth is not stagnant, but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:16-23

A unique prisoner. With the masterliness of inspired history, exceeding brevity itself in the passage before us seems to reveal rather than conceal. A few powerful strokes of the pen portray and very strikingly a hero, and one at the same time as real and unusual as ever lived. Great, indeed, must have been the length and the fullness of detail given, if the method of detail had been the one chosen, in order to attain the result of leaving with us an equally correct and complete... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:16-31

The fall. The main feature in these concluding verses of the Acts of the Apostles, as it is one of the most momentous incidents in the history of God's dealings with mankind, is the fall of Israel from their proper place in the Church of God. For nearly two thousand years, if we date from the call of Abraham, this one family had been separated from the rest of mankind, and eventually received institutions of such wonderful strength and vitality as to keep them separate through centuries of... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:1

They knew - Either from their former acquaintance with the island, or from the information of the inhabitants.Was called Melita - Now called “Malta.” It was celebrated formerly for producing large quantities of honey, and is supposed to have been called Melita from the Greek word signifying honey. It is about 20 miles in length from east to west, and 12 miles in width from north to south, and about 60 miles in circumference. It is about 60 miles from the coast of Sicily. The island is an... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:2

And the barbarous people - See the notes on Romans 1:14. The Greeks regarded all as barbarians who did not speak their language, and applied the name to all other nations but their own. It does not denote, as it does sometimes with us, “people of savage, uncultivated, and cruel habits, but simply those whose speech was unintelligible.” See 1 Corinthians 14:11. The island is supposed to have been populated at first by the Phoecians, afterward by the Phoenicians, and afterward by a colony from... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:3

Had gathered a bundle of sticks - For the purpose of making a fire.There came a viper - A poisonous serpent. See the notes on Matthew 3:7. The viper was doubtless in the bundle of sticks or limbs of trees which Paul had gathered, but was concealed, and was torpid. But when the bundle was laid on the fire, the viper became warmed by the heat, and came out and fastened on the hand of Paul.And fastened on his hand - καθῆψεν kathēpsen. This word properly means to join oneself to; to touch; to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:4

The venomous beast - The English word “beast” we usually apply to an animal of larger size than a viper. But the original θηρίον thērion is applicable to animals of any kind, and was especially applied by Greek writers to serpents. See Schleusner.No doubt - The fact that the viper had fastened on him; and that, as they supposed, he must now certainly die, was the proof from which they inferred his guilt.Is a murderer - Why they thought he was a murderer rather than guilty of some other crime... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:5

And he shook off ... - In this was remarkably fulfilled the promise of the Saviour Mark 16:18; “They shall take up serpents,” etc. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:16-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:16-23

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:16-31

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:5

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