Study it in the app“And when the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they were saying to one another, “This man is surely a murderer; though he was brought safely out of the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.””
Andδὲwhenὡςthe nativesοἱ βάρβαροιsawεἶδονthe creatureτὸ θηρίονhangingκρεμάμενονfromἐκhisαὐτοῦhand,τῆς χειρὸςthey were sayingἔλεγονtoπρὸςone another,ἀλλήλους“Thisοὗτοςmanὁ ἄνθρωποςisἐστινsurelyΠάντωςa murderer;φονεύςthough he was brought safelyὃν διασωθένταout ofἐκthe sea,τῆς θαλάσσηςJusticeἡ δίκηhas notοὐκallowed himεἴασενto live.”ζῆν
foreigner, non-Greek
A foreigner, someone who does not speak Greek; in the New Testament without contempt, "native", "local people".
Where else “barbaroi” appearssee
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “eidon” appearswild animal
An animal of the wild that lives free and can be dangerous.
Where else “thērion” appearshang
Hang, suspend; in the passive, hang on something, depend on it.
Where else “kremamenon” appearshand
The part of the body at the end of the arm, used to hold and touch.
Where else “cheiros” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “elegon” appearsone another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlous” appearsperson
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpos” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearssurely, altogether
Altogether, by all means, surely; "not at all".
Where else “Pantōs” appearsmurderer
Murderer.
Where else “phoneus” appearsbring safely
To bring through unharmed; rescue from danger.
Where else “diasōthenta” appearssea
Sea; also a large lake, such as the Sea of Galilee.
Where else “thalassēs” appearsJustice
The goddess who, the pagans believed, pursued the guilty.
Where else “dikē” appearslet
Not to stop someone from doing something; to let him.
Where else “eiasen” appearslive
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “zēn” appearsDikē, “Justice,” was a Greek goddess; the natives thought she punished the guilty.
3And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and put it on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand.
4 · This verse (above)
5However, he shook off the creature into the fire and suffered no harm.
1. What it says
How did the people of Malta treat the shipwrecked, and what happened to Paul and the viper? (vv. 1-6)
2. What it means
The last verses say Paul proclaimed the kingdom of God "without hindrance" (vv. 30-31). What does it suggest to you that the book ends this way?
3. How I live it
The people of the island welcomed strangers with kindness (v. 2). Whom could you welcome or help this week?
