Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Acts 28

^{1 a} Now called Malta.

^{2 !} Paul with his companie are gently intreated of the barbarous people.

^{3 /} Or, heape.

^{4 c} Whome thei made a Goddesse & called her Dice, or Nemesis.

^{4 b} Suche is the peruers judgement of men, that they condemne suche as thei se in anie affliction.

^{5 !} The viper hurteth him not.

^{6 d} Beholde the extremitie of these infideles, & how muche thei are bent to superstition: for after one rage & errour thei fell into another.

^{8 !} He healeth Publius father and others, and being fournished by them of things necessarie, he fared towarde Rome,

^{11 e} These the Paynims fained to be Jupiters children & gods of the sea.

^{15 f} These places were distant from Rome a daies journey, or there about.

^{15 /} Or, shoppes.

^{15 !} Where being receiued of the brethren, he declareth his busines,

^{16 g} No doute the Captaine vnderstode bothe by Festus lettres, & also by the reporte of the vnder captaine that Paul had committed no faute.

^{20 h} That is, for Jesus Christs cause, whome thei had long loked for as he that shulde be the redemer of the worlde.

^{23 i} That this kingdome, which was spoken of by the Prophetes, was offred vnto them by the comming of Christ.

^{26 k} Hereby the hearts of the infideles oght to be molified, & the weakelings confirmed that thei be not offended by the stubbernes, of the wicked.

^{27 l} The worde of God healeth when the vertue of the Spirit is joyned with it: & it is preached generally, that all might be inexcusable.

^{30 !} And there preacheth two yeres.