2The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.


In Context

1 Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta.

2 The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.

3 Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand.

4 When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, "This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live."

Acts 28:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:2And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:2For kindling a fire, they refreshed us all, because of the present rain, and of the cold.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:2And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:2But the barbarians shewed us no common kindness; for, having kindled a fire, they took us all in because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:2And the barbarians shewed us no common kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:2And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:2The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire, and received us all, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:2and 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:2And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold.