SEV Biblia, Chapter 28:10
los cuales tambin nos honraron con muchos obsequios; y cuando partimos, nos cargaron de las cosas necesarias.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 28:10
Verse 10. Honoured us with many honours] The word timh, as Bishop Pearce has remarked, is often used to signify a pecuniary recompense, or present. The Greek word seems to be thus used in 1 Tim. v. 17. Let the elders which rule well be accounted worthy of double honour, timhv, which St. Chrysostom, on the place, explains thus: thn twn anagkaiwn corhgian? a supplying them with all necessary things. Diodourus Siculus, and Xenophon, used the word in the same way. In the sense of a pecuniary recompense, or price, paid for any thing, the word timh is met with in 1 Cor. vi. 20; and 1 Cor. vii. 23. And in the Septuagint, Num. xxii. 17; compared with Num. xxii. 18; Psa. viii. 5; and Psa. xlix. 12; Prov. iii. 9. Bp. Pearce. Such things as were necessary.] They had before given them many presents, and now they gave them a good sea stock; all that was necessary for their passage.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. 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 ( 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 rwd , a gift, hjnm ala wndbkw yaw , for there is no honour but a present, or offering; or wherever this phrase is used, it signifies nothing else but a gift, as it is said, ( Numbers 22:17). For honouring I will honour thee: that is, with money and gifts, as Balaams answer in the next verse shows, and so the Jewish commentators interpret it f1343 ; (see Gill on Timothy 5:17); And when we departed ; from the island, which was not till three months from their first coming ashore: they laded [us] with such things as were necessary ; that is, for the voyage: they provided a proper supply of food for them, which they put into the strip, for their use in their voyage; by which they expressed their gratitude for the favours they received from Paul; for whose sake not only his company, but the whole ships company fared the better: and very likely many of them were converted under the apostles ministry; for it can hardly be thought that the apostle should be on this island three months, as he was, and not preach the Gospel to the inhabitants of it, in which he always met with success, more or less; and the great respect shown him at his departure seems to confirm this; though we meet with no account of any church, or churches, or preachers of the word in this place, in ecclesiastical history, until the sixth century, when mention is made of a bishop of the island of Melita f1344 ; indeed in the fourth century, Optatus Milevitanus is said by some, through mistake; to be bishop of Melita, when he was bishop of Milevis, a city in Africa upon the continent; and, through a like mistake, this island is said to be famous for a council held in it under Pope Innocent, against Pelagius, in the beginning of the fifth century; when the council was held at the above place Milevis, and not at Melita, from whence it was called the Milevitan council.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-10 - God can make strangers to be friends; friends in distress. Those wh are despised for homely manners, are often more friendly than the mor polished; and the conduct of heathens, or persons called barbarians condemns many in civilized nations, professing to be Christians. The people thought that Paul was a murderer, and that the viper was sent by Divine justice, to be the avenger of blood. They knew that there is God who governs the world, so that things do not come to pass by chance, no, not the smallest event, but all by Divine direction; an that evil pursues sinners; that there are good works which God wil reward, and wicked works which he will punish. Also, that murder is dreadful crime, one which shall not long go unpunished. But the thought all wicked people were punished in this life. Though some ar made examples in this world, to prove that there is a God and Providence, yet many are left unpunished, to prove that there is judgment to come. They also thought all who were remarkably afflicte in this life were wicked people. Divine revelation sets this matter in a true light. Good men often are greatly afflicted in this life, for the trial and increase of their faith and patience. Observe Paul' deliverance from the danger. And thus in the strength of the grace of Christ, believers shake off the temptations of Satan, with holy resolution. When we despise the censures and reproaches of men, an look upon them with holy contempt, having the testimony of ou consciences for us, then, like Paul, we shake off the viper into the fire. It does us no harm, except we are kept by it from our duty. God hereby made Paul remarkable among these people, and so made way for the receiving of the gospel. The Lord raises up friends for his people in every place whither he leads them, and makes them blessings to those in affliction.
Greek Textus Receptus
οι 3739 R-NPM και 2532 CONJ πολλαις 4183 A-DPF τιμαις 5092 N-DPF ετιμησαν 5091 5656 V-AAI-3P ημας 2248 P-1AP και 2532 CONJ αναγομενοις 321 5746 V-PPP-DPM επεθεντο 2007 5639 V-2AMI-3P τα 3588 T-APN προς 4314 PREP την 3588 T-ASF χρειαν 5532 N-ASF
Vincent's NT Word Studies
10. Honors (timaiv). The word was applied to payments for professional services, and that fact may have influenced Luke in selecting it; but it is evidently not used in that sense here.
