Atos 28

Atos 28

Chart from Jensen's Survey of the NT - used by permission THE EXPANDING WITNESS OF THE SPIRIT-EMPOWERED CHURCH Paul's First Missionary Journey Acts 13:4-14:28 Paul's Second Missionary Journey Acts 15:36-18:22 Paul's Third Missionary Journey Acts 18:23-21:26 Maps in table above are from the Holman Bible Atlas (Hardcover/Paperback version) copyrighted © 1998 B&H Publishing Group, used by permission, all rights reserved. This is one of the best resources for Bible maps as the maps also include helpful short descriptions of the events portrayed on the maps. Please do not download for use on another website. Thank you. Here is a map with all three journeys on one map. John Hannah's Outline for Third Missionary Journey (see map) The third missionary journey of Paul (Acts 18:23-21:16) The ministry in Galatia and Phrygia (Acts 18:23) The ministry in Ephesus (Acts 18:24-19:41) Instruction of Apollos (Acts 18:24-28) Instruction of some of John's followers (Acts 19:1-7) Instruction of the Ephesians (Acts 19:8-20) Instructions concerning his plans (Acts 19:21-22) The riots in Ephesus (Acts 19:23-41) The ministry in Macedonia and Achaia (Acts 20:1-5) The ministry in Troas (Acts 20:6-12) The ministry in Miletus (Acts 20:13-38) His journey to Miletus (Acts 20:13-16) His message to the Ephesian elders (Acts 20:17-35) Concerning his ministry (Acts 20:17-27) Concerning the church (Acts 20:28-35) His farewell to the Ephesians (Acts 20:36-38) The ministry at Tyre (Acts 21:1-6) His journey to Tyre (Acts 21:1-3) His ministry in Tyre (Acts 21:4-6) The ministry in Caesarea (Acts 21:7-16) Agabus' prediction (Acts 21:7-12) Paul's reply (Acts 21:13-14) The journey toward Jerusalem (Acts 21:15-16) The journey of Paul to Rome (Acts 21:17-28:31) His witness in Jerusalem (Acts 21:17-23:35) Paul's report to the elders (Acts 21:17-26) Paul's arrest (Acts 21:27-36) Paul's defense (Acts 21:37-23:10) His first defense (Acts 21:37-22:23) The background (Acts 21:37-40) The content (Acts 22:1-21) The result (Acts 22:22-23) His second defense (Acts 22:24-23:10) The background (Acts 22:24-29) The council (Acts 22:30) The content (Acts 23:1-9) The conflict (Acts 23:10) Paul's deliverance (Acts 23:11-35) The encouragement (Acts 23:11) The plot (Acts 23:12-16) The counterplot (Acts 23:17-24) The letter to Felix (Acts 23:25-30) The deliverance to Felix (Acts 23:31-35) His witness in Caesarea (Acts 24:1-26:32) Paul's defense before Felix (Acts 24:1-27) The setting (Acts 24:1) The accusations of Tertullus (Acts 24:2-9) The reply of Paul (Acts 24:10-21) The consequences (Acts 24:22-27) Paul's defense before Festus (Acts 25:1-12) The setting (Acts 25:1-5) The trial (Acts 25:6-11) The result (Acts 25:12) Paul's defense before Agrippa (Acts 25:13-26:32) The arrival of Agrippa (Acts 25:13) Festus' presentation of Paul's case (Acts 25:14-22) Festus' presentation of Paul (Acts 25:23-27) Paul's defense before Agrippa (Acts 26:1-23) Paul's answer to Festus (Acts 26:24-26) Paul's interaction with Agrippa (Acts 26:27-29) The conclusion (Acts 26:30-32) His witness on the way to Rome (Acts 27:1-28:15) His witness aboard ship (Acts 27:1-44) His witness on Malta (Acts 28:1-15) Paul's miraculous preservation (Acts 28:1-6) Paul's healing of Publius' father (Acts 28:7-10) Paul's continued journey toward Rome (Acts 28:11-15) His witness in Rome (Acts 28:16-31) The occasion for his witness (Acts 28:16-22) The content of his witness (Acts 28:23-28) The result of his witness (Acts 28:29) The summary of Paul's witness in Rome (Acts 28:30-31) Hannah's Bible Outlines - Recommended Resource PAUL'S JOURNEY TO ROME Acts 27:1-28:16 DEPARTURE > DESTINATION MILES Jerusalem to Caesarea 65 Caesarea to Sidon 70 Sidon to Myra 500 Myra to Cnidus 130 Cnidus to Salmone 130 Salmone to Fair Havens 80 Fair Havens to Phoenix 40 Phoenix to Cauda 50 Cauda to Malta 500+ Malta to Syracuse 85 Syracuse to Rhegium 85 Rhegium to Puteoli 200 Puteoli to Forum of Appius 100 Forum of Appius to Three Taverns 10 Three Taverns to Rome 35 Approximate Distance Traveled 2,130 Note click names of the places above that have active links to go to verse and the related map. Note regarding map below (click map to enlarge) - This excellent map is from the Holman Bible Atlas which is available for purchase in digital book and Hardcover/Paperback versions and is copyright © 1998 B&H Publishing Group, and is used by permission with all rights reserved. The Holman Bible Atlas is one of the best resources for Bible maps as all of the maps also include helpful short descriptions of the events portrayed. Please do not download for use on another website. Thank you. Acts 28:1 When they had been brought safely through, then we found out that the island was called Malta. NET Acts 28:1 After we had safely reached shore, we learned that the island was called Malta. GNT Acts 28:1 Καὶ διασωθέντες τότε ἐπέγνωμεν ὅτι Μελίτη ἡ νῆσος καλεῖται. NLT Acts 28:1 Once we were safe on shore, we learned that we were on the island of Malta. KJV Acts 28:1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. ESV Acts 28:1 After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta. CSB Acts 28:1 Once ashore, we then learned that the island was called Malta. NIV Acts 28:1 Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. NKJ Acts 28:1 Now when they had escaped, they then found out that the island was called Malta. NRS Acts 28:1 After we had reached safety, we then learned that the island was called Malta. YLT Acts 28:1 And having been saved, then they knew that the island is called Melita, NAB Acts 28:1 Once we had reached safety we learned that the island was called Malta. NJB Acts 28:1 Once we had come safely through, we discovered that the island was called Malta. GWN Acts 28:1 When we were safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. BBE Acts 28:1 And when we were safe, we made the discovery that the island was named Melita. the island- Ac 27:26,44 Acts 28 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries MYRA > MALTA THOROUGHLY RESCUED FROM DANGER When they had been brought safely through - Note the passive voice of brought safely through, this voice being referred to as the Divine Passive. In other words, they were brought safely through not by applying their nautical skills per se, but ultimately because of the sovereignty of God Who through His angel had promised ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those who are sailing with you.’ (PAUL SPEAKS) “Therefore, keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that it will turn out exactly as I have been told. 26 “But we must run aground on a certain island.” (Acts 27:24-26+) Brought safely through (1295)(diasozo from dia = through + sozo = to save) means literally to save all the way through, i.e. completely deliver from danger and into safety (note the force of the prefix, dia); literally, "to save all the way across" to bring someone through danger and into a safe condition ("thoroughly rescued"). And so to bring to safety through danger or sickness, as in transporting someone through an ordeal to safety on the other side, a very apt picture in this passage. In Acts, Luke employed diasōzō of Paul’s “safe passage” from Jerusalem to Felix the governor (Acts 23:24). In Acts 27:43-45 diasōzō describes the “safe arrival” on land of Paul’s shipwrecked captors and companions who “escaped” the clutches of the sea (Acts 27:43,44; Acts 28:1,4). Malta - Click to Enlarge Then we found out that the island was called Malta - We indicates Luke is present. As a physician myself, one has to wonder how Dr Luke reacted when he saw this serpent hanging from Paul's hand in Acts 28:3? Found out is the verb epiginosko (same verb Luke used in Acts 27:39+) which means they ascertained this specific information from the natives. Malta (only NT use)(3194) (Melite) is the island of Malta (the modern name) which some translations render by the old name Melita. Malta is located about 174 miles from Italy and about 56 miles due south of Sicily. Because of its many harbors, Malta was a base for east-west commerce in the Mediterranean Sea and was frequently used by ancient ships as a place to spend the winter, the time when the Mediterranean could not be navigated safely. Because of its central position in the Mediterranean Sea, the Romans made it an important naval station. The Romans took Malta from the Carthaginians in 218 b.c and it had been under Roman rule since that time. Related Resource: Malta in Wikipedia Acts 28:2 The natives showed us extraordinary kindness; for because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold, they kindled a fire and received us all. NET Acts 28:2 The local inhabitants showed us extraordinary kindness, for they built a fire and welcomed us all because it had started to rain and was cold. GNT Acts 28:2 οἵ τε βάρβαροι παρεῖχον οὐ τὴν τυχοῦσαν φιλανθρωπίαν ἡμῖν, ἅψαντες γὰρ πυρὰν προσελάβοντο πάντας ἡμᾶς διὰ τὸν ὑετὸν τὸν ἐφεστῶτα καὶ διὰ τὸ ψῦχος. NLT Acts 28:2 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. KJV Acts 28:2 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. ESV Acts 28:2 The native people showed us unusual kindness, for they kindled a fire and welcomed us all, because it had begun to rain and was cold. CSB Acts 28:2 The local people showed us extraordinary kindness, for they lit a fire and took us all in, since it was raining and cold. NIV Acts 28:2 The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. NKJ Acts 28:2 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. NRS Acts 28:2 The natives showed us unusual kindness. Since it had begun to rain and was cold, they kindled a fire and welcomed all of us around it. YLT Acts 28:2 and the foreigners were shewing us no ordinary kindness, for having kindled a fire, they received us all, because of the pressing rain, and because of the cold; NAB Acts 28:2 The natives showed us extraordinary hospitality; they lit a fire and welcomed all of us because it had begun to rain and was cold. NJB Acts 28:2 The inhabitants treated us with unusual kindness. They made us all welcome by lighting a huge fire because it had started to rain and the weather was cold. GWN Acts 28:2 The people who lived on the island were unusually kind to us. They made a fire and welcomed all of us around it because of the rain and the cold. BBE Acts 28:2 And the simple people living there were uncommonly kind to us, for they made a fire for us, and took us in, because it was raining and cold. natives - Ac 28:4 Ro 1:14 1Co 14:11 Col 3:11 showed - Ac 27:3 Lev 19:18,34 Pr 24:11,12 Mt 10:42 Lu 10:30-37 Ro 2:14,15,27 Heb 13:2 because - Ezra 10:9 Joh 18:18 2Co 11:27 Acts 28 Resources - Multiple Sermons and Commentaries The natives showed us extraordinary kindness - Showed is in the imperfect tense which vividly depicts these "barbarians" as repeatedly showing the 276 shipwrecked souls kind hospitality, doing so over and over, again and again. So much for the idea that a barbarian was one who was perceived to be either uncivilized or primitive. Our English word barbarian has that nuance of someone who is uncouth, uncivilized, but as explained below that is not necessarily the meaning Luke intends (a few writers differ). Again we see the providence of God bringing about the shipwreck on a isalen with kind, hospitable inhabitants! If these "barbarians" had been unfriendly their fate may have been quite different! For (gar) - Term of explanation. In this case Paul explains the warm, unexpected hospitality of the natives. Because of the rain that had set in and because of the cold - The rain that had set in is in the perfect tense and more literally reads "the rain that stood upon them" which would describe a veritable downpour (it had begun in past as was continuing, it was not as if rain was impending). Remember that it is early winter, the winds are undoubtedly blowing at high speeds and they are wet from the sea and now the rain, so the wind chill factor would have been significant. James Smith comments that "These meteorological remarks prove that the wind was to the north of east, for if it had been a Sirocco wind (S.E.), as Bryant and others contend, it would have been hot and sultry, for such is the character of that wind in the Mediterranean even so late as the month of November. I may add, that the Sirocco seldom or never lasts more than three days." (The Voyage and Shipwreck of St Paul) They kindled a fire and received us all - Once again the providence of God protects and provides. Oh, to have 20/20 spiritual vision to see the manifold occurrences of His providence in our day to day life! The natives recognized the dire straits of their "accidental guests." And so the natives provided heat and hospitality. Natives (NIV = islanders)(915)(barbaros) originally referred to someone who was not Greek and with no negative connotation. The inhabitants spoke primarily Punic (Carthaginian), an extinct variety of the Phoenician language, a Canaanite language of the Semitic family spoken in Northwest Africa and several Mediterranean islands . Kitto writes "it merely meant “people who make noises like ‘bar bar’ instead of talking Greek." (Ro 1:14) So originally barbaros had to do with language rather than behavior, although conduct did later enter the picture (cf. the verb barbarizō). The uses in Acts (Acts 28:2, 4) clearly have no negative sense, for the natives were kind. They simply could not speak Greek. Paul alludes to the association with language writing "If then I do not know the meaning of the language, I will be to the one who speaks a barbarian, and the one who speaks will be a barbarian to me." (1 Cor 14:11). There may be some negative overtones in Col 3:11, some suggesting here the name suggests a pattern of behavior associated with a low cultural level, however even here the primary emphasis is upon contrast to one who is Greek. TDNT says 1. The basic meaning is “stammering,” “stuttering.” 2. This gives the sense “of a strange speech,” i.e., other than Greek. 3. The next development is “of a strange race,” i.e., non-Greek, Alexander’s conquests, however, helped to remove the ethnic distinction with extensive Hellenization, and hence to give the term more of a cultural nuance. 4. We thus find a further sense “wild,” “crude,” “fierce,” “uncivilized.” 5. The term takes on a positive sense when used of some barbarians (rulers and philosophers) who are highly estimated (cf. the use in the Apologists). BDAG - (1) focus on strangeness of language: pert. to using a language that is unintelligible to outsiders, foreign-speaking, of foreign tongue. (2) with focus on non-Hellenic association: pertaining to not speaking Greek or participating in Greek. culture Zodhiates adds that "The inhabitants of Melita (Malta) were called barbarians because they spoke a dialect of the Phoenician language (Acts 28:2, 4)....The Greeks generally called the Romans and Jews barbarians. The Egyptians also referred to non-Egyptians as Berbers. Barbaros - 6x in 5v barbarian(3), barbarians(1), natives(2). - Acts 28:2; Acts 28:4; Rom. 1:14; 1 Co. 14:11; Col. 3:11. Septuagint (Lxx) - Ps 113:9, Ezek 21:31.