Paul makes it to Rome
11 After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had spent the winter at the island. It was an Alexandrian ship with carvings of the twin gods Castor and Pollux as its figurehead.
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We landed in Syracuse where we stayed three days.
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From there we sailed to Rhegium. After one day a south wind came up, and we arrived on the second day in Puteoli.
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There we found brothers and sisters who urged us to stay with them for a week. In this way we came to Rome.
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When the brothers and sisters there heard about us, they came as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he gave thanks to God and was encouraged.
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When we entered Rome, Paul was permitted to live by himself, with a soldier guarding him.
Paul meets Jewish leaders in Rome
17 Three days later, Paul called the Jewish leaders together. When they gathered, he said, "Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I'm a prisoner from Jerusalem. They handed me over to the Romans,
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who intended to release me after they examined me, because they couldn't find any reason for putting me to death.
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When the Jews objected, I was forced to appeal to Caesar. Don't think I appealed to Caesar because I had any reason to bring charges against my nation.
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This is why I asked to see you and speak with you: it's because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain."
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They responded, "We haven't received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of our brothers come and reported or said anything bad about you.