KJV King James Version
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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The islanders showed us extraordinary kindness. They kindled a fire and welcomed all of us because it was raining and cold.
WEB World English Bible
The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
ASV American Standard Version
And the barbarians showed us no common kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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;
Surrounding context — Acts 28
1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
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.
3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid [them] on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
4 And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οἵG3588 · hothe/this/whoτεG5037 · teand/bothβάρβαροιG915 · barbarosbarbarianπαρεῖχονG3930 · parechōto furnish occasionοὐG3756 · ounoτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoτυχοῦσανG5177 · tugchanōto obtain/happenφιλανθρωπίανG5363 · philanthrōpiabenevolenceἡμῖν·G3165 · memeἅψαντεςG681 · haptōto touchγὰρG1063 · garforπυρὰνG4443 · purafireπροσελάβοντοG4355 · proslambanōto takeπάνταςG3956 · pasallἡμᾶςG3165 · memeδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoὑετὸνG5205 · huetosrainτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἐφεστῶταG2186 · ephistēmito approachκαὶG2532 · kaiandδιὰG1223 · diathrough/because ofτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoψῦχος.G5592 · psuchoscold
Cross-references
Colossians 3:11Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all.Romans 1:14I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.Hebrews 13:2Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.2 Corinthians 11:27In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.Acts 28:4And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.Matthew 10:42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold [water] only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.Proverbs 24:11-12If thou forbear to deliver [them that are] drawn unto death, and [those that are] ready to be slain;1 Corinthians 14:11Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh [shall be] a barbarian unto me.Leviticus 19:34[But] the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I [am] the LORD your God.Acts 27:3And the next [day] we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave [him] liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.Leviticus 19:18Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I [am] the LORD.Ezra 10:9Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It [was] the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling because of [this] matter, and for the great rain.Luke 10:30-37And Jesus answering said, A certain [man] went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded [him], and departed, leaving [him] half dead.Romans 2:27And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law?John 18:18And the servants and officers stood there, who had made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.Romans 2:14-15For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves:
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