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Acts 28:10

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What does Acts 28:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.
Acts 28:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 28

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7Now in the neighborhood of that place were lands belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us, and entertained us three days courteously.
8And it was so, that the father of Publius lay sick of fever and dysentery: unto whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laying his hands on him healed him.
9And when this was done, the rest also that had diseases in the island came, and were cured:
10who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.
11And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.
12And touching at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
13And from thence we made a circuit, and arrived at Rhegium: and after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Who also honoured us with many honours, etc.] 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 particularly gifts and presents, large and valuable, in which sense the phrase is used by Jewish writers; so upon those words in (<071317>Judges 13:17). “What is thy name, that when the sayings come to pass, we may do thee honour?” they make this paraphrase f1342, “Manoah said to him (the angel), tell me thy name, that I may inquire where to find thee, when thy prophecy is fulfilled, and give thee…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“who also honoured us . . . and when we departed they laded us, &c.--This was not taking hire for the miracles wrought among them (Mat 10:8), but such grateful expressions of feeling, particularly in providing what would minister to their comfort during the voyage, as showed the value they set upon the presence and labors of the apostle among them, and such as it would have hurt their feelings to refuse. Whether any permanent effects of this three months' stay of the greatest of the apostles were left at Malta, we cannot certainly say. But though little dependence is to be placed upon the tradition that Publius became bishop of Malta and afterwards of Athens, we may well believe the…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Who also honoured us - As people who were favored by heaven, and who had been the means of conferring important benefits on them in healing the sick, etc. Probably the word “honors” here means “gifts, or marks of favor.” They laded us - They gave us, or conferred on us. They furnished us with such things as were necessary for us on our journey. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“28:10 Showing their gratefulness, the people supplied the ship’s company with what they needed.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“honoured: Mat 15:5, Mat 15:6; Th1 2:6; Ti1 5:3, Ti1 5:4, Ti1 5:17, Ti1 5:18 laded: Kg2 8:9; Ezr 7:27; Mat 6:31-34, Mat 10:8-10; Co2 8:2-6, Co2 9:5-11; Phi 4:11, Phi 4:12, Phi 4:19 Acts 28:11”
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