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Ashore on Malta

Acts 28:1

In 9 translations

BSB
Once we were safely ashore, we learned that the island was called Malta.
KJV
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
WEB
When we had escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.NU reads “we”
ASV
And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.
LSV
And having been saved, then they knew that the island is called Malta,
YLT
And having been saved, then they knew that the island is called Melita,
DBY
And when we got safe [to land] we then knew that the island was called Melita.
DRC
And when we had escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita. But the barbarians shewed us no small courtesy.
GNV
And when they were come safe, then they knewe that the Yle was called Melita.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἐπέγνωμεν (“we found out”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἐπέγνωσαν (“they found out”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of Μελίτη: Westcott–Hort, Textus Receptus: Μελιτήνη.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἐπέγνωμεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐπέγνωμεν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐπέγνωσαν.
  • SBLGNT: Μελίτη. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read Μελίτη; Westcott and Hort (1881) read Μελιτήνη.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Καὶ διασωθέντες τότε ἐπέγνωμεν ὅτι Μελίτη ἡ νῆσος καλεῖται.
RP2018
Καὶ διασωθέντες, τότε ἐπέγνωσαν ὅτι Μελίτη ἡ νῆσος καλεῖται.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ διασωθέντες, τότε ἐπέγνωσαν ὅτι Μελίτη ἡ νῆσος καλεῖται.
SCR1894
και διασωθεντες τοτε επεγνωσαν οτι μελιτη η νησος καλειται

Who and where

📍 Melita◆ Paul's Journey to Rome◆ Paul stays at Malta

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Acts 27:26However, we must run aground on some island.”
  • Acts 27:44The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
  • 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 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.

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