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To the chief man of the island (τω πρωτω της νησου). An official title correct in Malta (Ramsay, St. Paul, p. 343). An insc…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
In the same quarters. In that place, or that part of the island.
Possessions. Property. His place of residence.
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
The chief man of the island.—Literally, the first man. The term is found in both Greek and Latin inscriptions a…
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
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 courteou…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
Though Paul spent three months (cf. v.11) on Malta, Luke gives us only one more incident from his stay there—the healing of Publius’s father. This …
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And in those places. Because this name, Publius, is a Roman name, I suspect that this man, of whom mention is made, was a citizen of Rome …
John Gill
JohnGill
In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of
the island
Or "the first man of the island"; so…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
God can make strangers into friends—friends in distre .
Those who are despised for simple manners are often more friendly than the more poli…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson