PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Acts
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 334,323 words · 428 reading sections
Acts 28:7
Acts 28:7 Ver. 7. In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island,.... Or "the first man of the island"; so the governor of Melita used to be called, as appears by an inscription mentioned by Bochart, wherein a Roman knight is called prwtov melitaiwn, "the first of the Melitians"; for this island …
648 wordsSECTION 422Acts 28:8
Acts 28:8 Ver. 8. 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, "the son of Publius": lay sick of a fever; or fevers, of different sorts, a complication of them, which…
617 wordsSECTION 423Acts 28:9
Acts 28:9 Ver. 9. So when this was done,.... This miracle was wrought, and the fame of it spread over the island: others also which had diseases in the island came: from all parts of it, to the apostle: and were healed; of whatsoever diseases they were afflicted with.…
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Acts 28:10 Ver. 10. Who also honoured us with many honours,.... Not with divine honours, with religious adorations, as if they had been so many deities; for these they would not have received, nor have recorded them, to the commendation of the inhabitants; but civil honours, expressions of respect and gratitude; and p…
493 wordsSECTION 425Acts 28:11
Acts 28:11 Ver. 11. And after three months we departed,.... From Melita; here they stayed the three winter months, which were unseasonable for navigation; but now the spring coming on, and the weather agreeable, they left the island, and sailed in a ship of Alexandria; See Gill on "Ac 27:6"; which had wintered in th…
374 wordsSECTION 426Acts 28:12
Acts 28:12 Ver. 12. And landing at Syracuse,.... A famous city in the isle of Sicily, now called Saragossa: it is placed by Ptolomy {c} on the east side of the island, in the Adriatic sea; it was 180 furlongs, or two and twenty miles and a half in circuit, and formerly had a marble haven and triple wall, and as many t…
689 wordsSECTION 427Acts 28:13
Acts 28:13 Ver. 13. 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 Julium; it was built, as Solinus {l} says, by the Chalcidensians, and was formerly a city of the Brutia…
972 wordsSECTION 428Acts 28:14
Acts 28:14 Ver. 14. Where we found brethren,.... Christians; which is not to be wondered at, since it was a port much frequented, and where many came and went, of different countries and nations; particularly there were many Jews here, to whom the Gospel was first preached, and to some of them it was the power of God …
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