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Acts 28:1

Melita
Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

2 The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

3 Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
KJV
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
WEB
When we had escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.
ASV
And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.
DARBY
And when we got safe [to land] we then knew that the island was called Melita.
BLB
And having been saved, then we found out that the island is called Malta.
ÅB
Da vi nå hadde berget oss, fikk vi vite at øen hette Malta.
OTB
Da vi hadde nådd sikkerhet, oppdaget vi at øya het Malta.
B1930
Da vi nu hadde berget oss, fikk vi vite at øen hette Malta.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 27:26

    However, we must run aground on some island.”

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  • Acts 27:44

    The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.

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  • Acts 27:39

    When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

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  • Acts 16:10

    As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

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