Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
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.
And he shook off ... - In this was remarkably fulfilled the promise of the Saviour Mark 16:18; “They shall take up serpents,” etc.
Verse Acts 28:5. _SHOOK OFF THE BEAST INTO THE FIRE, AND FELT NO HARM._] This is a presumptive evidence that the viper did not _bite_ St. Paul: it fastened on his hand, but had no power to injure him....
CHAPTER 28 _ 1. In the Island of Melita (Acts 28:1)._ 2. The arrival in Rome (Acts 28:11). 3. Paul calling the chief of the Jews and his message (Acts 28:17). Melita, which means “honey,” is the is...
THE INHABITANTS OF MALTA. The inhabitants of Malta were of Phoenician extraction; they are called barbarians in Acts 28:2, as they spoke another language than Greek; inscriptions in two languages are...
WELCOME AT MALTA (Acts 28:1-6)...
When we had been brought safely to shore, we recognized that the island was Malta. The natives showed us quite extraordinary kindness for they lit a bonfire and brought us all to it because of the rai...
AND HE. He then indeed. SHOOK OFF. Greek. _apotinasso_. Only here, and Luke 9:5. FELT. suffered. NO. nothing. Greek. _oudeis._ HARM. evil. Greek. _kakos._ App-128....
_And_[_R. V._Howbeit] _he shook off the beast_ The rendering of the particles by the _R. V._is to be preferred. The verb is the same which is used (Luke 9:5) of shaking off dust from the feet. The ide...
Acts 28:1-10. THE SHIPWRECKED COMPANY HOSPITABLY ENTERTAINED IN MALTA. PAUL, BITTEN BY A VIPER, FEELS NO HURT. CURE OF THE FATHER OF THE CHIEF MAGISTRATE...
Ὁ ΜῈΝ ΟΥ̓͂Ν�, _howbeit having shaken off the beast_. The verb is used (Luke 9:5) of shaking off dust from the feet. The idea conveyed is that St Paul was quite composed in what he did, and that the be...
_PAUL KINDLY RECEIVED AT MELITA ACTS 28:1-10:_ The 276 people all safely reached the shore on the island of (Melita) Malta. The local people received them and were friendly to them. They were willing...
ΆΠΟΤΙΝΆΞΑΣ _aor. act. part. от_ ΆΠΟΤΙΝΆΣΣΩ (G660) стряхивать, ΈΠΑΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΠΆΣΧΩ (G236) страдать, ΚΑΚΌΝ (G2556) _асс. n._ вред, зло, отрицательное влияние....
DISCOURSE: 1816 PAUL BITTEN BY A VIPER, AND UNINJURED Acts 28:3. 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....
AND HE SHOOK OFF THE BEAST— This was exactly agreeable to what our Lord had promised that his disciples should do. See Mark 16:18. Luke 10:19 and compare with this the miracles of Moses, Exodus 4:2;...
MELITA. Acts 28:1-10. Acts 28:1 And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita. Acts 28:2 And the barbarians showed us no common kindness: for they kindled a fire, and rec...
See notes on verse 3...
And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. AND HE SHOOK OFF THE BEAST INTO THE FIRE, AND FELT NO HARM. (SEE _ .)_...
34 It is practically impossible to prepare meals in such a storm as they had encountered and the constant toil and apprehension would take away all desire for food. But now that land was near they dou...
28:5 however, (e-2) Or 'much rather.' 'however' is weak, but is I believe the best word....
ST. PAUL A PRISONER AT ROME 1. They.. they] RV 'we.. we.' MELITA] RM 'Melitene.' Melita is certainly Malta, and not (as has been erroneously supposed) Meleda off the Illyrian coast. Tradition correct...
ST. PAUL IN JERUSALEM (CHS 21:17-28:16) 17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested....
GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE ACTS _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 28 ON THE ISLAND CALLED MALTA, 28:1-10 V1 We arrived on the shore. We discovered that the island was called Malta. V2 The people who lived ther...
ἀποτ.: only in Luke, Luke 9:5, in parallel in Matt. and Mark, ἐκτ., _cf._ Lamentations 2:7, and in classical Greek, Eur., _Bacch._, 253. ἔπαθεν οὐδὲν κακόν, _cf._ Mark 16:18;...
KINDNESS RICHLY REPAID Acts 28:1 It is pleasant to read of the kindness of these Maltese. In humanity everywhere there are kindly traits, and often there will be ready help for the really destitute....
On land new perils threatened. While gathering sticks for a fire, a viper fastened on the apostle's hand. Shaking it off, he was unharmed. This convinced those who watched that he was divine, and they...
They soon discovered the island's name was Malta. The natives, who were descendants of Phoenicia, did not speak Greek, but they did show considerable kindness to those recently shipwrecked. Paul helpe...
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 closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
− 5._Shaking off the viper. _The shaking off of the viper is a token of a quiet mind. For we see how greatly fear doth trouble and weaken men; and yet you must not think that Paul was altogether void...
At Melita we find him again exercising his accustomed power among that barbarous people. One sees that God is with him. Evangelisation does not, however, appear in the account of his sojourn there, or...
AND HE SHOOK OFF THE BEAST INTO THE FIRE,.... Having held it a while, and as being master of it, and as not being afraid of it, though it was the ready way to provoke it to fasten on him again: AND F...
And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. Ver. 5. _And he shook off the beast_] So should we do false and slanderous reports; or rather make a good use of them; as the skilful apoth...
_And he shook off_, &c. Greek, αποτιναξας το θηριον, _having shaken off the venomous animal_ into the fire, (the power of Christ interposing to preserve him,) he _felt no harm_ Received no injury, and...
AND HE SHOOK OFF THE BEAST INTO THE FIRE, AND FELT NO HARM....
THE JOURNEY FROM MELITA TO ROME. Paul again in peril:...
Very soon contacting inhabitants, they found that the island was called Melita, present day Malta. The people are called "barbarous," which only means they were not Greek or Jewish -- not the cultured...
BUT HE SHOOK OFF THE CREATURE INTO THE FIRE AND SUFFERED NO HARM. 1. He shook off the creature. This is the natural reaction to being bitten. 2. The snake is back in the fire - and apparently dies....
Paul immediately shakes off the creature (a natural reaction) and goes on with his business....
1-10 God can make strangers to be friends; friends in distress. Those who are despised for homely manners, are often more friendly than the more polished; and the conduct of heathens, or persons call...
As Daniel in the lion's den. God is the God of nature, and the most natural properties are restrained when he pleases, and cannot be exerted without his concurrence. Thus the promises our blessed Savi...
Acts 28:5 But G3303 G3767 off G660 (G5660) creature G2342 into G1519 fire G4442 suffered G3958 ...
‘However that may be he shook off the creature into the fire, and took no harm.' But whatever the barbarians thought he shook off the creature into the fire and took no harm. We note that he did not t...
Acts 28:5. FELT NO HARM. We see here part of the fulfilment of the promise in Mark 16:12, words which were doubtless fulfilled in other instances likewise....
SHOOK OFF (αποτιναξας). First aorist active participle of αποτινασσω, to shake off. Rare word (Euripides, Galen, LXX). In N.T. only here and Luke 9:5....
Acts 28:1. _And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, bec...
CONTENTS: The landing at Melita. Miracle of the viper's bite. Healing of Publius' father. Paul's arrival at Rome and his ministry there to the Jews. Paul turns to the Gentiles. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Hol...
Acts 28:1. _Melita,_ now Malta. This island seems to have been inhabited by runaways, for _melim,_ in the language of Carthage, is to escape. It was inhabited by a colony of refugees from Carthage, a...
THE ISLAND WAS CALLED MALTA. Also called Melita, but not to be confused with the Melita on the coast of Illyricum. This is the island south of Sicily. It is about sixty miles in circumference. THE NAT...
_And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire._ HOW TO KEEP UP THE FIRE If a man wants a fire kept up, he must do his share in supplying its fuel. It will not burn long un...
_And when they were escaped then they knew._ TOMORROW, A REVEALER A great many things are clearer today than they were last night. Tomorrow will clear up some of the mysteries of today. Weird shapes...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 28:1. The best authorities read, “And when _we_ were escaped, then _we_ knew”—lit., _And having been saved, then we knew_, or learned (by intercourse with the inhabitants) MEL...
EXPOSITION ACTS 28:1 We for _they, _A.V. and T.R. (twice). WAS CALLED. It reads as if it was the answer to their question to the natives, "What is this island called?" MELITA. That Melita is the isla...
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The beast [τ ο θ η ρ ι ο ν]. Luke uses the word in the same way as the medical writers, who employed it to denote venomous serpents, and particularly the viper; so much so that an antidote, made chief...
Having shaken off the venomous animal, he suffered no harm — The words of an eminent modern historian are, "No venomous kind of serpent now breeds in Malta, neither hurts if it be brought thither from...