Hechos 28:2

2 Los isleños nos trataron con toda clase de atenciones. Encendieron una fogata y nos invitaron a acercarnos, porque estaba lloviendo y hacía frío.

Hechos 28:2 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 28:2

And the barbarous people showed us no little kindness
The inhabitants of this island are called barbarians, not from the country of Barbary, near to which they were; nor so much on account of their manners, for, though Heathens, they were a civil and cultivated people, being, as appears from the name of the chief man of the island, under the Roman government; but because of their language, see ( 1 Corinthians 14:11 ) , it being neither Hebrew, Greek, nor Latin; for as the inhabitants were originally a colony of the Phoenicians, they spoke their language; and now though it is inhabited by such as are called Christians, they speak the Saracen or Arabic language, and little different from the old Punic or Phoenician language: however, though the inhabitants could not understand their language, they understood their case, and were very civil and humane to them, and showed them extraordinary kindness:

for they kindled a fire;
or set fire to a large pile of wood; for a large fire it must be to be of service to such a number of people, in such a condition as they were:

and received us everyone:
though their number were two hundred threescore and sixteen;

because of the present rain, and because of the cold;
for a violent rain fell on them, as is usual upon a storm, and much wetted them, so that a fire was very necessary; and it being winter or near it, it was cold weather; and especially they having been so long in a storm, and now shipwrecked; and some having thrown themselves into the sea, and swam to the island; and others having been obliged to put themselves on boards and planks, and get ashore, and were no doubt both wet and cold; so that nothing was more needful and more agreeable to them than a large fire.

Hechos 28:2 In-Context

1 Una vez a salvo, nos enteramos de que la isla se llamaba Malta.

2 Los isleños nos trataron con toda clase de atenciones. Encendieron una fogata y nos invitaron a acercarnos, porque estaba lloviendo y hacía frío.

3 Sucedió que Pablo recogió un montón de leña y la estaba echando al fuego, cuando una víbora que huía del calor se le prendió en la mano.

4 Al ver la serpiente colgada de la mano de Pablo, los isleños se pusieron a comentar entre sí: «Sin duda este hombre es un asesino, pues aunque se salvó del mar, la justicia divina no va a consentir que siga con vida».

5 Pero Pablo sacudió la mano y la serpiente cayó en el fuego, y él no sufrió ningún daño.