Acts 28:13 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: ”

Acts 28:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

We fetched a compass - We coasted about; or we sailed along the eastern side of Sicily. And came to Rhegium - This was a city of Italy, in the kingdom of Naples, on the coast near the southwe...
Acts 28:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Journey from Malta to Rome. Three months brings us to the middle of February, which is before the opening of navigation. They had doubtless seen the Dioscuri, Heavenly Twins, a ship like that in w...
Acts 28:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

fetched. compass . having tacked about. Greek. perierchomai. See Acts 19:13 . Figure of speech Idioma. App-6. and came . arrived. Greek. katantao. See Acts 16:1 . Rhegium . Now Reggio, o...
Acts 28:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: We fetched a compass - Ὁθεν περιελθοντες, Whence we coasted abo...
Acts 28:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And from thence we fetched a compass,— From thence we coasted round, and came over against Rhegium, a city and promontory in the southernmost part of Italy; from which, as the name of the place i...
Acts 28:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: And from thence we fetched a compass, [perielthontes ( G40...
Acts 28:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St. Paul in Jerusalem (Chs 21:17-28:16) 17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested.
Acts 28:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

From thence we fetched a compass. — The phrase, now somewhat obsolete, was formerly in common use for a circuitous route by land or sea from one point to another. (Comp. 2 Samuel 5:23 ; 2 Kings 3...
Acts 28:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Still Seeking His Own Kinsmen Acts 28:11-20 Paul went toward Rome, as we have seen, under very different circumstances from those that he originally anticipated; but, after all, they gave him t...
Acts 28:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

On land new perils threatened. While gathering sticks for a fire, a viper fastened on the apostle's hand. Shaking it off, he was unharmed. This convinced those who watched that he was divine, and the...
Acts 28:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. (12) And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. (13) And from...
Acts 28:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And from thence we fetched a compass ,.... About the isle of Sicily, from Syracuse to Pachinus, the promontory of the island: and came to Rhegium ; a city in Calabria, called by Ptolomy k Regium J...
Acts 28:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: Ver. 13. Came to Rhegium ] Which hath its name of breaking,...
Acts 28:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

From thence we fetched a compass Coasted round the eastern shore of Sicily; and came to Rhegium A town on the Italian shore, opposite to Messina in Sicily; and after one day Having a favourable...
Acts 28:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Very soon contacting inhabitants, they found that the island was called Melita, present day Malta. The people are called "barbarous," which only means they were not Greek or Jewish -- not the culture...
Acts 28:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul at Rome. 11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor...
Acts 28:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Rhegium; a city in the kingdom of Naples, over against Messina in Sicily; so called because that Sicily was believed to be thereabouts rent and plucked from the main land, unto which they held it t...
Acts 28:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose figurehead was ‘The Sons of Zeus' (The Twin Brothers). And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there t...
Acts 28:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 28:11 . After three months .—The departure from Malta took place in the following spring, probably towards the end of January—and once more in an Alexandrian ship (compare...
Acts 28:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 28:1-3 . And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one...
Acts 28:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 28:1 . Melita, now Malta. This island seems to have been inhabited by runaways, for melim, in the language of Carthage, is to escape. It was inhabited by a colony of refugees from Carthage,...
Acts 28:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

And when they were escaped then they knew. Tomorrow, a revealer A great many things are clearer today than they were last night. Tomorrow will clear up some of the mysteries of today. Weird sha...
Acts 28:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 28:1 We for they, A.V. and T.R. (twice). Was called . It reads as if it was the answer to their question to the natives, "What is this island called?" Melita . That Meli...
Acts 28:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

From Melita to Rome:
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Acts 28:13 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 28:13 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 28:13 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 28:13 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 28:13 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Acts 28:13 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 28:13 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 28:13 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 28:13 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 28:13 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 28:13 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 28:13 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 28:13 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 28:13 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 28:13 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 28:13 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 28:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 28:13 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 28:13 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 28:13 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 28:13 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 28:13 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 28:13 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 28:13 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 28:13 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge