Acts 28:1
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
2 And the barbarous people shewed 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.
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)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 27:26
Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
Read in contextActs 27:44
And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
Read in contextActs 27:39
And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
Read in contextActs 16:10
And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.
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