Acts 28:10 - Exposition

Sailed for departed, A.V.; put on board for laded us with, A.V.; we needed for were necessary, A.V. Honored us with many honors . Kuinoel understands this in the sense of "gifts, presents," which of course their destitute condition, after losing all they had in the ship-wreck, would make very acceptable. But there is nothing in the words to suggest this meaning, and, had it been so, Luke would have simply stated it, as he does immediately afterwards, when he says that they put on board such things as we needed. When we sailed ( ἀναγομένοις ); see Acts 13:13 ; Acts 16:11 ; Acts 18:21 ; Acts 20:3 , Acts 20:13 ; Acts 21:1 , Acts 21:2 , Acts 21:4 , Acts 21:12 , Acts 21:21 , and notes. It is touching to see the kindness of the Maltese, and we may hope that they had to thank God for light and grace and life through the ministry of St. Paul and his companions.