Acts 28:11

and after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And after three months - Probably they remained there so long because there was no favorable opportunity for them to go to Rome. If they arrived...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(7) And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose (d) sign was Castor and Pollux. (7) Idols do n...
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

ship of Alexandria . Another corn ship. wintered . Greek. paracheimazo. See Acts 27:12 . whose sign, &c . = with sign the Dioscuri. sig...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

− 11. In a ship of Alexandria. By these words, Luke giveth us to understand, that the former ship was either drowned, or else so rent and be...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. After three months - Su...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Whose sign was Castor and Pollux.— It was the custom of the ancients to have images on their ships, both at the head and stern; the first of whic...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. And after three mont...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St. Paul in Jerusalem (Chs 21:17-28:16) 17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested.
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

St. Paul a Prisoner at Rome 1. They.. they] RV 'we.. we.' Melita] RM 'Melitene.' Melita is certainly Malta, and not (as has been erroneously sup...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

After three months ] i.e. probably somewhat early in February, before the usual time of navigation. Castor and Pollux ] (lit. 'the Dioscuri'), the...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

After three months. — The date may be approximately fixed. The Fast, falling on the 10th of Tisri, which has been calculated as falling in that yea...
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 origi...
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 convi...
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 Syr...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And after three months we departed ,.... From Melita; here they stayed the three winter months, which were unseasonable for navigation; but now the...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. Ver. 11. Whose sign...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And after three months The three winter months, which time Paul doubtless improved, as a true labourer in the Lord's vineyard. We departed in a sh...
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 mean...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul at Rome. 11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, whic...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

These three months that St. Paul staid at Malta, he spent like a true labourer in the Lord's vineyard, planting a church that was famous for its st...
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 Broth...
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 Janu...
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:...
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 wa...
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...
The Biblical Illustrator

In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius. Publius Here is-- I. An obscure man made famou...
The Biblical Illustrator

And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria. The journey to Rome 1. After a delay of three months-- i.e. , when winter was past...
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,...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Corinthians 8:4 ; Acts 27:6 ; Acts 6:9 ; Isaiah 45:20 ; Jonah 1:16 ; Jonah 1:5
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Whose sign was — It was the custom of the ancients to have images on the head of their ships, from which they took their names. Castor and Pollux —...

¹¹ And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

Related Commentaries of Acts 28:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Acts 28:11