But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
1. Of course this island had been in this storm. It was cold and wet.
2. Paul is helping to find sticks and wood that will burn.
3. Among the sticks is a poisonous snake. It is dormant because of the cold.
4. But when the snake is thrown into the fire, it quickly moves into action. It attaches itself to Paul's hand.
Verse Acts 28:3. _THERE CAME A VIPER OUT OF THE HEAT_] We may naturally suppose that there had been fuel laid _before_ on the fire, and that the viper was in this fuel, and that it had been revived by...
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...
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...
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...
WELCOME AT MALTA (Acts 28:1-6)...
GATHERED. Greek. _sustrepho._ Only here. BUNDLE. multitude. Greek. _plethos._ STICKS. Greek. _phruganon_ Only here. VIPER. Greek. _echidna._ Only here, Matthew 3:7; Matthew 3:12, Mat 3:34....
_And_[_R. V._But] _when Paul had gathered_ This is only another sign of the active spirit of the Apostle. Whatever was to be done, if he were able to take a part in it, he was never wanting, whether i...
ΣΥΣΤΡΈΨΑΝΤΟΣ ΔῈ ΤΟΥ͂ ΠΑΎΛΟΥ, _but when Paul had gathered_. This is only another sign of the active spirit of the Apostle. Whatever was to be done, if he were able to take a part in it, he was never wa...
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...
_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...
ΣΥΣΤΡΈΨΑΝΤΟΣ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΣΥΣΤΡΈΦΩ (G4962) скручивать вместе, складывать вместе. _Gen. abs._, "когда он..." ΦΡΎΓΑΝΟΝ (G5434) кустарник, сухое дерево, ветви кустарника, ΈΠΙΘΈΝΤΟΣ _aor....
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....
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...
3-6. While they were endeavoring to make themselves comfortable around the fire, an incident occurred which had an important bearing upon the future welfare of the travelers. (3) "_Now Paul, having ga...
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 when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks ('a quantity of d...
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...
ST. PAUL IN JERUSALEM (CHS 21:17-28:16) 17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested....
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...
Cp. Mark 16:18. As St. Paul was arranging the faggot on the fire, the viper, feeling the heat, glided out of the faggot and bit the Apostle's hand. There are now no vipers in Malta, but the clearing o...
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...
AND WHEN PAUL HAD GATHERED A BUNDLE OF STICKS... — The act was characteristic of the cheerful energy which had been shown throughout the previous night. The fact thus mentioned has been dwelt on as mi...
συστρέψαντος : here only in Acts, but _cf._ Acts 11:27; Acts 16:39, in [425] text; = exemplum αὐτουργίας, Bengel. _Cf._ Matthew 17:22, W.H [426], R.V. margin; of collecting men, 2Ma 14:30. φρυγάνων :...
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...
(1) 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. (1) The godly are sure to have danger upon danger, but th...
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...
_THE VIPER_ ‘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.’ Acts 28:3 This chapter records the sequel to the...
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 WHEN PAUL HAD GATHERED A BUNDLE OF STICKS,.... Had picked up some sticks, and put them in a bundle fit for the fire, as everyone was busy to assist in this extremity; nor did the apostle think suc...
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. Ver. 3. _And fastened on his hand_] Thus, many are the troubl...
_And when Paul_ Who had learned to make himself servant of all, and would stoop to any thing by which he might be serviceable, was laying _on the fire a bundle of sticks_ Which he had gathered; _there...
A VIPER; a poisonous serpent. Matthew 3:7....
THE JOURNEY FROM MELITA TO ROME. Paul again in peril:...
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....
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 when Paul had gathered. bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire" In order to keep such. fire going fresh fuel is constantly needed and Paul immediately does what he can. Remember, he is probab...
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...
A VIPER; a creature so venomous, that not only its biting, but (some say) its breath, is deadly: this, upon the warmth of the fire, being benumbed with the cold, and now refreshed, began to stir itsel...
3-6. While they were endeavoring to make themselves comfortable around the fire, an incident occurred which had an important bearing upon the future welfare of the travelers. (3) "_ Now Paul, having g...
Tertullian Scorpiace Finally, we often aid in this way even the heathen, seeing we have been endowed by God with that power which the apostle first used when he despised the viper's bite.[4]...
Acts 28:3 But G1161 Paul G3972 gathered G4962 (G5660) bundle G4128 sticks G5434 and G2532 laid G2007 ...
‘But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out as a result of the heat, and fastened on his hand.' The able ones among the rescued no doubt busied themselve...
Acts 28:3. WHEN PAUL HAD GATHERED A BUNDLE OF STICKS. More exactly, ‘had twisted together a large quantity of sticks.' We see the apostle here helping with his own hands to improve the fire , as we sa...
WHEN PAUL HAD GATHERED (συστρεψαντος του Παυλου). Genitive absolute with first aorist active participle of συστρεφω, old verb to twist or turn together or roll into a bundle. In N.T. only here and...
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...
A BUNDLE OF STICKS A bundle of sticks. Acts 28:3. You can all tell what this is a bundle of sticks such as we gather to make a fire when we go for a picnic. But I wonder how many of you can say wher...
_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...
Tonight we'd like to just go through the twenty-eighth chapter of Acts and finish this book so that next Sunday night we move into the first two Chapter s of Romans. That's your reading assignment for...
2 Corinthians 11:23; 2 Corinthians 6:9; Acts 28:4; Amos 5:19; Isai
Of sticks [φ ρ υ γ α ν ω ν]. Only here in New Testament. From ajpo to roast or parch. Hences dry sticks. Out of [ε κ]. The best texts read ajpo, by reason of....