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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:8

It was so for it came to pass, A.V.; fever for a fever, A.V.; dysentery for of a bloody flux, A.V.; unto for to, A.V.; and laying, etc., healed for and laid, etc., and healed, A.V. The father of Publius . The fact of the father of Publius being alive and living in Malta is a further indication that the term ὁ πρῶτος τῆς νήσου is an official title. Lay sick . συνέχεσθαι is also the usual medical expression for being taken sick of any disease. It is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:8

Christian returns for kindness shown. "Not far from the scene of the shipwreck lay the town now called Alta Vecchia, the residence of Publius, the governor of the island, who was probably a legate of the Printer of Sicily. Since Julius was a person of distinction, this Roman official, who bore the title of protos (first)—a local designation, the accuracy of which is supported by inscriptions—offered to the centurion a genial hospitality, in which Paul and his friends were allowed to... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:8

A bloody flux - Greek: dysentery.And laid his hands on him ... - In accordance with the promise of the Saviour, Mark 16:18. This miracle was a suitable return for the hospitality of Publius, and would serve to conciliate further the kindness of the people, and prepare the way for Paul’s usefulness. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 28:7-10

Acts 28:7-10. In the same quarters In the neighbourhood of the place where the ship was stranded, and the shipwrecked company had met with such kind treatment; were possessions of the chief man of the island The chief in wealth, if not in power also; who received and lodged us three days The first three days of their stay in the island, till they could all be disposed of properly through the island. For such goodness Paul was soon able to make some return. For the father of Publius lay... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 28:1-15

From Caesarea to Rome (27:1-28:15)Festus arranged for a centurion and a unit of Roman soldiers to take Paul, along with a number of other prisoners, to Rome. Two Christians also went with Paul, his loyal friend Luke and a church leader from Thessalonica named Aristarchus (27:1-2; cf. 19:29; 20:4). They began the journey on a ship that took them as far as Myra in Asia Minor. There they changed to one of the huge grain ships that sailed between Alexandria and Italy. After several days they came... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 28:8

sick of = taken with. Greek. sunecho. See Luke 4:38 . a fever = fevers. Greek. puretos. Elsewhere Matthew 8:15 .Mark 1:31 .Luke 4:38 , Luke 4:39 . John 4:52 . Always in singular. But found in plural in medical works. Perhaps to convey the idea of severity which is expressed by "great" in Luke 4:38 . or of their recurrence bloody flux. Greek. duaenteria. Hence Engl, dysentery. Only here prayed . Greek. proseuchomai. App-134 . healed . Greek. iaomai. See Luke 6:17 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:8

8. the father of Publius lay sick of a fever—"fevers." The word was often thus used in the plural number, probably to express recurring attacks. and of a bloody flux—"of dysentery." (The medical accuracy of our historian's style has been observed here.) to whom Paul entered in, and prayed—thereby precluding the supposition that any charm resided in himself. and laid his hands on him, and healed him—Thus, as our Lord rewarded Peter for the use of his boat (Luke 5:3; Luke 5:4, &c.), so Paul... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 28:1-15

4. Ministry on the way to Rome 27:1-28:15For a number of reasons Luke seems to have described this stage of the gospel expansion in detail. He evidently wanted to demonstrate God’s protection of Paul, to illustrate the increasingly Gentile nature of gospel expansion, and to document the sovereign Lord’s building of His church."Ever since the purpose of going to Rome had been planted in Paul’s mind by the Holy Spirit, his plans had been formulated with that goal in view (Acts 19:21). No warnings... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 28:7-8

God not only healed Paul miraculously, He also enabled him to heal the father of the island’s leading citizen (cf. Acts 3:1-10; Luke 4:38-44). "The leading man of the island" was a title indicating that Publius was the Roman governor of Malta. [Note: Longenecker, "The Acts . . .," pp. 563, 564.] During World War II British General Darby was the governor of Malta. He was an outspoken Christian whom I had the privilege of meeting in England in 1949.This is the only instance in Acts of the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 28:7-10

The healing of Publius’ father 28:7-10 read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 28:7-10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 28:1-15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 28:8

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 28:1-15

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 28:7-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 28:7-10

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