<p>28:10 <i>They also honoured us with many honours; and when we sailed away, they put on board</i>- Gk. 'they laid upon'. It's the same word used for how Paul had laid his hands upon the father of Publius (:8). I explained there that Paul in turn had been copying what Ananias had done to him. And now, the people reflect the grace Paul had shown to them. This is the ripple effect of grace; the grace of Ananias meaning 'the grace of God' to Paul was reflected by Paul to the local people of Malta; and those people then reflected that grace to Paul and those with him.</p><p><em>Such things as we needed</em>- The same word is used by Paul in boasting that his own hands had provided for things he needed, his &quot;necessities&quot;, and also the needs of those with him (20:34). But now Paul is being humbled; as a prisoner, he can no longer provide for his necessities nor those of the people with him; they are provided by God by the grace of the wild pagans.</p>