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Verse Acts 28:8. _THE FATHER OF PUBLIUS LAY SICK_] πυρετοις
και δυσεντερια; Of a fever and dysentery; perhaps a
_cholera morbus_.
_PAUL - PRAYED_] That God would exert his power; _and laid his hands...
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A BLOODY FLUX - Greek: dysentery.
AND LAID HIS HANDS ON HIM ... - In accordance with the promise of the
Saviour, Mark 16:18. This miracle was a suitable return for the
hospitality of Publius, and wou...
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CHAPTER 28
_ 1. In the Island of Melita (Acts 28:1)._
2. The arrival in Rome (Acts 28:11).
3. Paul calling the chief of the Jews and his message (Acts 28:17).
Melita, which means “honey,” is the is...
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VISIT TO PUBLIUS. The chief man of the island is in the Gr. the first
man, an official title, found on inscriptions in Malta (p. 614). The
cure of his father by Paul is effected by prayer and impositi...
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WELCOME AT MALTA (Acts 28:1-6)...
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In the neighbourhood of that place there were estates which belonged
to the Chief of the island, who was called Publius. He welcomed us and
hospitably entertained us for three days. It so happened tha...
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SICK OF. taken with. Greek. _sunecho._ See Luke 4:38.
A FEVER. fevers. Greek. _puretos._ Elsewhere Matthew 8:15.Mark
1:31.Luke 4:38;...
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_And it came to pass, that_ [_R.V._"and it was so, that"]. The _R.
V._is the better modern rendering. The expression means "It happened
that, &c.," not that after the arrival of St Paul the father fel...
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_PAUL KINDLY RECEIVED AT MELITA ACTS 28:1-10:_ The 276 people all
safely reached the shore on the island of (Melita) Malta. The local
people received them and were friendly to them. They were willing...
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ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.), см._ Acts 28:6. О
семитском обороте _см._ Luke 2:1.
ΠΥΡΕΤΟΪ́Σ _dat. pl._ от ΠΥΡΕΤΌΣ (G4446)
горячка. _Instr. dat._
ΔΥΣΕΝΤΕΡΊΦ _dat. sing. от_ ΔΥΣΕΝΤΈΡΙΟΝ (G1420)
диз...
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MELITA. Acts 28:1-10.
Acts 28:1
And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called
Melita.
Acts 28:2
And the barbarians showed us no common kindness: for they kindled a
fire, and rec...
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8-10. But no man ever loses by such hospitality, especially if it be
extended to a servant of God. Publius was not without a reward for his
kindness. (8) "_And it came to pass that the father of Publi...
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AND IT CAME TO PASS, THAT THE FATHER OF PUBLIUS LAY SICK OF A FEVER
AND OF A BLOODY FLUX: TO WHOM PAUL ENTERED IN, AND PRAYED, AND LAID
HIS HANDS ON HIM, AND HEALED HIM.
_ And it came to pass, that...
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34 It is practically impossible to prepare meals in such a storm as
they had encountered and the constant toil and apprehension would take
away all desire for food. But now that land was near they dou...
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BLOODY FLUX] RV 'dysentery.' Observe in this v. the technical medical
language....
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ST. PAUL IN JERUSALEM (CHS 21:17-28:16)
17-40. Disturbances in the Temple. St Paul arrested....
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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 supposed) Meleda off
the Illyrian coast. Tradition correct...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 28
ON THE ISLAND CALLED MALTA, 28:1-10
V1 We arrived on the shore. We discovered that the island was called
Malta. V2 The people who lived ther...
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LAY SICK OF A FEVER AND A BLOODY FLUX. — Literally, _with fevers and
dysentery,_ both words being used by St. Luke with professional
precision. The plural, “fevers,” probably indicates the attacks of...
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πυρετοῖς : the use of the plural for a fever is peculiar to
St. Luke in N.T., and quite medical, Hobart, J. Smith, Zahn (_cf._
Luke 4:38-39); although the plural is found in Dem., Lucian in the
sense...
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KINDNESS RICHLY REPAID
Acts 28:1
It is pleasant to read of the kindness of these Maltese. In humanity
everywhere there are kindly traits, and often there will be ready help
for the really destitute....
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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 they...
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They soon discovered the island's name was Malta. The natives, who
were descendants of Phoenicia, did not speak Greek, but they did show
considerable kindness to those recently shipwrecked. Paul helpe...
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In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island,
whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days
courteously. (8) And it came to pass, that the father of Publius...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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8._And had laid his hands upon him _Paul declareth by prayer that he
himself is not the author of the miracle, but only the minister, lest
God be defrauded of his glory. He confirmeth this self-same...
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At Melita we find him again exercising his accustomed power among that
barbarous people. One sees that God is with him. Evangelisation does
not, however, appear in the account of his sojourn there, or...
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AND IT CAME TO PASS THAT THE FATHER OF PUBLIUS,.... So that Publius
was not an old man, though of so much dignity and wealth: the Arabic
version, contrary to all copies, and other versions, reads, "th...
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And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever
and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid
his hands on him, and healed him.
Ver. 8. _Sick of a fever_] Wh...
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_In the same quarters_ In the neighbourhood of the place where the
ship was stranded, and the shipwrecked company had met with such kind
treatment; _were possessions of the chief man of the island_
Th...
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AND IT CAME TO PASS THAT THE FATHER OF PUBLIUS LAY SICK OF A FEVER AND
OF A BLOODY FLUX; TO WHOM PAUL ENTERED IN, AND PRAYED, AND LAID HIS
HANDS ON HIM, AND HEALED HIM....
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The healing of the father of Publius:...
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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 cultured...
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AND IT HAPPENED THAT THE FATHER OF PUBLIUS LAY SICK OF A FEVER AND
DYSENTERY. PAUL WENT IN TO HIM AND PRAYED, AND HE LAID HANDS ON HIM,
AND HEALED HIM.
1. The father of this prominent man is very sic...
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"Recurrent fever and dysentery" The combination of the two made his
case all the more serious. In addition, the island of Malta was known
for having. very unpleasant fever of its own, "Malta fever"....
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1-10 God can make strangers to be friends; friends in distress. Those
who are despised for homely manners, are often more friendly than the
more polished; and the conduct of heathens, or persons call...
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A BLOODY FLUX; a painful and dangerous disease; the torment in the
bowels frequently causing a fever. AND PRAYED; Paul could do nothing
of himself, and therefore begs of God the recovery of Publius's...
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8-10. But no man ever loses by such hospitality, especially if it be
extended to a servant of God. Publius was not without a reward for his
kindness. (8) "_ And it came to pass that the father of Publ...
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Acts 28:8 And G1161 happened G1096 (G5633) father G3962 Publius G4196
lay G2621 (G5738) sick G4912 ...
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‘And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fevers and
dysentery, to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands
on him healed him.'
While they were there Paul learned that Publ...
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Acts 28:8. LAY SICK OF A FEVER AND OF A BLOODY FLUX. He was suffering,
in fact, from dysentery, attended with fever. We meet here with
another of the fantastic objections which have been brought again...
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LAY
(κατακεισθα). Common verb for the sick (Mark 1:30; John
5:6).SICK
(συνεχομενον). "Held together." Common verb again for the
sick as in Luke 4:38.OF FEVER
(πυρετοις). Instrumental case, and p...
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Acts 28:1. _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, bec...
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CONTENTS: The landing at Melita. Miracle of the viper's bite. Healing
of Publius' father. Paul's arrival at Rome and his ministry there to
the Jews. Paul turns to the Gentiles.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Hol...
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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, a...
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THE CHIEF OF THE ISLAND. Publius is probably the Roman governor of the
island. It would be his duty to take care of the Roman officer,
soldiers, and their prisoners as well. He was kind and generous t...
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_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 famous. History says nothing about Publius. As
far as the Rom...
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_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 shapes...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 28:8 The description of Publius’s FATHER as
having FEVER AND DYSENTERY fits the symptoms of an infection caused by
goat’s milk called “Malta fever.”...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 28:1. The best authorities read, “And when _we_ were escaped,
then _we_ knew”—lit., _And having been saved, then we knew_, or
learned (by intercourse with the inhabitants) MEL...
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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 Melita is the isla...
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Tonight we'd like to just go through the twenty-eighth chapter of Acts
and finish this book so that next Sunday night we move into the first
two Chapter s of Romans. That's your reading assignment for...
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1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Corinthians 12:9; 1 Kings 17:20; Acts 19:11;...
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Sick [σ υ ν ε χ ο μ ε ν ο ν]. Lit., taken or holden. See on
taken, Luke 4:38. Fever [π υ ρ ε τ ο ι ς]. Lit., fevers. This
peculiarly medical use of the plural is confined to Luke in the New
Testament....