Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 28

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Acts 28 . 1 , Paul , after his shipwreck , is kindly entertained of the barbarians; Acts 28 . 5 , The viper on his hand hurts him not; Acts 28 . 8 , He heals many diseases in the island; Acts 28 . 11 , They depart towards Rome; Acts 28 . 17 , He declares to the Jews the cause of his coming; Acts 28 . 24 , After his preaching some were persuaded , and some believed not; Acts 28 . 30 , Yet he preaches there two years.

Acts 28:1

Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

Acts 28:1 · BSB

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Acts 28:2

The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.

Acts 28:2 · BSB

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Acts 28:3

Paul gathered a bundle of sticks, and as he laid them on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself to his hand.

Acts 28:3 · BSB

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Acts 28:4

When the islanders saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “Surely this man is a murderer. Although he was saved from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

Acts 28:4 · BSB

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Acts 28:5

But Paul shook the creature off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.

Acts 28:5 · BSB

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Acts 28:6

The islanders were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

Acts 28:6 · BSB

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Acts 28:7

Nearby stood an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us hospitably for three days.

Acts 28:7 · BSB

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Acts 28:8

The father of Publius was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. Paul went in to see him, and after praying and placing his hands on him, he healed the man.

Acts 28:8 · BSB

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Acts 28:9

After this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured as well.

Acts 28:9 · BSB

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Acts 28:10

The islanders honored us in many ways and supplied our needs when we were ready to sail.

Acts 28:10 · BSB

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Acts 28:11

After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.

Acts 28:11 · BSB

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Acts 28:12

Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

Acts 28:12 · BSB

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Syracuse was the capital of Sicily , situated on the eastern side of the island , 72 miles s by e of Messina , and about 112 of Palermo. In its ancient state of splendour it was 22+ in extent , according to Strabo; and such was its opulence , that when the Romans took it , they found more riches than they did at Carthage

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Acts 28:13

From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.

Acts 28:13 · BSB

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Rhegium Rhegium , now Reggio , was a maritime city and promontory in Italy , opposite Messina.

Puteoli Puteoli , now Puzzuoli , is an ancient sea-port of Campania , in the kingdom of Naples , about eight miles sw of that city , standing upon a hill in a creek opposite to Baiae.

Acts 28:14

There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.

Acts 28:14 · BSB

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Acts 28:15

The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.

Acts 28:15 · BSB

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Appii forum Appii Forum , now Borgo Longo , was an ancient city of the Volsci , fifty miles s of Rome.

The three taverns The Three Taverns was a place in the Appian Way , thirty miles from Rome.

Acts 28:16

When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

Acts 28:16 · BSB

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Rome , the capital of Italy , and once of the whole world , is situated on the banks of the Tiber , about sixteen miles from the sea; 410 miles sse of Vienna , 600 se of Paris , 730 e by n of Madrid , 760 w of Constantinople , and 780 se of London

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Acts 28:17

After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

Acts 28:17 · BSB

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Acts 28:18

They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

Acts 28:18 · BSB

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Acts 28:19

But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.

Acts 28:19 · BSB

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Acts 28:20

So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”

Acts 28:20 · BSB

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That is , the chain with which he was bound to the "soldier that kept him" (Acts 28 . 16); a mode of custody which Dr. Lardner has shown was in use among the Romans. It is in exact conformity , therefore , with the truth of St. Paul's situation at this time , that he declares himself to be "an ambassador in a chain ," ום [Strong's G1722] , בכץףוי [Strong's G254] , (Ephesians 6 . 20); and the exactness is the more remarkable , as בכץףיע [Strong's G254] , a chain is no where used in the singular number to express any other kind of custody

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Acts 28:21

The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.

Acts 28:21 · BSB

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Acts 28:22

But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”

Acts 28:22 · BSB

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Acts 28:23

So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

Acts 28:23 · BSB

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Acts 28:24

Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.

Acts 28:24 · BSB

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Acts 28:25

They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:

Acts 28:25 · BSB

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Acts 28:26

‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”

Acts 28:26 · BSB

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Acts 28:27

For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

Acts 28:27 · BSB

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Acts 28:28

Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”

Acts 28:28 · BSB

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Acts 28:29

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Acts 28:30

Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.

Acts 28:30 · BSB

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St. Paul , after his release , is supposed to have visited Judea , in the way to which he left Titus at Crete

  • Titus 1:5 and then returned through Syria , Cilicia , Asia Minor , and Greece , to Rome; where , according to primitive tradition , he was beheaded by order of Nero , ad 66 , at Aquae Saiviae , three miles from Rome , and interred in the Via Ostensis , two miles from the city , where Constantine erected a church

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Acts 28:31

Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.

Acts 28:31 · BSB

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Cir , am 4069 , ad 65

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web6 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Quotations Acts 28:25-27 → Isaiah 6:9-10
Echoes Acts 28:28 → Psalms 67:3
Trajectories
Remnant (Faithful Few Preserved)
Chiasms
Shaped Acts 28:01–10, Acts 28:17–24, Acts 28:23–31
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