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They bestowed many honors on us, and when we were about to sail, they put on board all the provisions we needed.
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Three months later we set sail on a ship that had wintered at the island, an Alexandrian ship with the Twin Brothers as its figurehead.
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We put in at Syracuse and stayed there for three days;
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then we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day there a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli.
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There we found believers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome.
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The believers from there, when they heard of us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage.
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When we came into Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.
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Three days later he called together the local leaders of the Jews. When they had assembled, he said to them, "Brothers, though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors, yet I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.
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When they had examined me, the Romans wanted to release me, because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.
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But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to the emperor—even though I had no charge to bring against my nation.
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For this reason therefore I have asked to see you and speak with you, since it is for the sake of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain."