Acts 28:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.”
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BSBPD
“Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And having been saved, then they knew that the island is called Melita,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Acts 28:1 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 16:10As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
- Acts 27:26However, we must run aground on some island.”
- Acts 27:39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they sighted a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
- Acts 27:44The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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