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Acts 28:3 — King James Version← Study notes

And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.


Acts 28:3Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 28:321 words
GreekMeaning
συστρέψαντοςsystrepsantos
When having gatheredverbG4962
δὲde
nowwordG1161
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ΠαύλουPaulou
PaulnounG3972
φρυγάνωνphryganōn
of sticksnounG5434
τιti
a (kind of), any (man, thingpronounG5100
πλῆθοςplēthos
quantitynounG4128
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἐπιθέντοςepithentos
having laid themverbG2007
ἐπὶepi
onprepositionG1909
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
πυράνpyran
firenounG4443
ἔχιδναechidna
a vipernounG2191
ἀπὸapo
fromprepositionG575
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
θέρμηςthermēs
heatnounG2329
ἐξελθοῦσαexelthousa
having comeverbG1831
καθῆψεkathēpse
fastenedverbG2510
τῆςtēs
on thearticleG3588
χειρὸςcheiros
handnounG5495
αὐτοῦautou
of himpronounG846
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 28:3

Showed, he says, no little kindness to us — barbarians (as they were )— having kindled a fire: else it were of no use that their lives be saved, if the wintry weather must destroy them. Then Paul having taken brushwood, laid it on the fire. See how active he is; observe how we nowhere find him doing miracles for the sake of doing them, but only upon emergency. Both during the storm when there was a cause he prophesied, not for the sake of prophesying, and here again in the…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 54 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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