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.
Parallel translations
- WEB The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
- BSB The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
- NKJV And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold.
- NASB The natives showed us extraordinary kindness, for they kindled a fire and took us all in because of the rain that had started and because of the cold.
- NLT The people of the island were very kind to us. It was cold and rainy, so they built a fire on the shore to welcome us.
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The Maltese natives show unusual kindness, building a fire to welcome the cold, rain-soaked survivors.
Overview
The islanders, called 'barbarians' for not speaking Greek, extend remarkable hospitality to the shipwrecked company. Their compassion reflects God's common grace at work even among pagans and His provision for His servants. The warm welcome embodies the practical love that the gospel later commends and that God uses to care for Paul and his companions.
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- Heb 13:2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
- Col 3:11Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and in all.
- Rom 1:14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.
- 2 Cor 11:27In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
- Acts 28:4And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
- 1 Cor 14:11Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.
- Prov 24:11–12If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;
- Matt 10:42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
- Lev 19:34But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God.
- Acts 27:3And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
- Rom 2:14–15For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
- Rom 2:27And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?
- Lev 19:18Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the LORD.
- Luke 10:30–37And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead.
- John 18:18And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.
- Ezra 10:9Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, on the twentieth day of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of this matter, and for the great rain.
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