Acts 28:1

Webster's Bible (1833)

When we had escaped, then they{NU reads "we"} learned that the island was called Malta.

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Referenced Verses

  • Acts 27:26 : 26 But we must run aground on a certain island."
  • Acts 27:39 : 39 When it was day, they didn't recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.
  • Acts 27:44 : 44 and the rest should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. So it happened that they all escaped safely to the land.
  • Acts 16:10 : 10 When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Gospel to them.

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  • Acts 28:2-7
    6 verses
    82%

    2The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

    3But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand.

    4When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live."

    5However he shook off the creature into the fire, and wasn't harmed.

    6But they expected that he would have swollen or fallen down dead suddenly, but when they watched for a long time and saw nothing bad happen to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.

    7Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and courteously entertained us for three days.

  • Acts 27:26-30
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    26But we must run aground on a certain island."

    27But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land.

    28They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms.{20 fathoms = 120 feet = 36.6 meters} After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.{15 fathoms = 90 feet = 27.4 meters}.

    29Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight.

    30As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

  • Acts 27:43-44
    2 verses
    75%

    43But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;

    44and the rest should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. So it happened that they all escaped safely to the land.

  • Acts 27:38-41
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    38When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

    39When it was day, they didn't recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

    40Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

    41But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.

  • Acts 27:12-20
    9 verses
    73%

    12Because the haven was not suitable to winter in, the majority advised going to sea from there, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter there, which is a port of Crete, looking northeast and southeast.

    13When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore.

    14But before long, a tempestuous wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.{Or, "a northeaster."}

    15When the ship was caught, and couldn't face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along.

    16Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat.

    17After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

    18As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

    19On the third day, they threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands.

    20When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small tempest pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.

  • Acts 27:4-8
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    4Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

    5When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

    6There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.

    7When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

    8With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

  • Acts 28:9-14
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    72%

    9Then when this was done, the rest also who had diseases in the island came, and were cured.

    10They also honored us with many honors, and when we sailed, they put on board the things that we needed.

    11After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was "The Twin Brothers."

    12Touching at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

    13From there we circled around and arrived at Rhegium. After one day, a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli,

    14where we found brothers,{The word for "brothers" here and where context allows may also be correctly translated "brothers and sisters" or "siblings."} and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came to Rome.

  • Acts 21:1-3
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    1When it happened that we had parted from them and had set sail, we came with a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

    2Having found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we went aboard, and set sail.

    3When we had come in sight of Cyprus, leaving it on the left hand, we sailed to Syria, and landed at Tyre, for there the ship was to unload her cargo.

  • Acts 20:14-15
    2 verses
    70%

    14When he met us at Assos, we took him aboard, and came to Mitylene.

    15Sailing from there, we came the following day opposite Chios. The next day we touched at Samos and stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after we came to Miletus.

  • Acts 14:6
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    6they became aware of it, and fled to the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra, Derbe, and the surrounding region.

  • Mark 6:53-54
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    53When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.

    54When they had come out of the boat, immediately the people recognized him,

  • Jonah 1:13
    69%

    13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

  • Matt 14:34
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    34When they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret.

  • Acts 21:6
    69%

    6After saying goodbye to each other, we went on board the ship, and they returned home again.

  • Jonah 1:11
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    11Then said they to him, "What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm to us?" For the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

  • Matt 14:32
    68%

    32When they got up into the boat, the wind ceased.