使徒行傳 28:21

21 他 們 說 ： 我 們 並 沒 有 接 著 從 猶 太 來 論 你 的 信 ， 也 沒 有 弟 兄 到 這 裡 來 報 給 我 們 說 你 有 甚 麼 不 好 處 。

使徒行傳 28:21 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 28:21

And they said unto him
That is, the chief men of the Jews at Rome, whom Paul had called together, replied; either in a lying and dissembling way, or as expressing matter of fact; which last may be allowed:

we neither received letters out of Judea concerning thee:
which was very much, that the high priest and sanhedrim had not wrote to the principal men of their religion at Rome; giving an account of the apostle, and his case unto them, in order to prejudice them against him, and to furnish them with charges and accusations; which if they could not prevail by them, so as to get him condemned by the emperor, yet might be a means of preventing any of their nation giving heed unto him, and embracing his sentiments and notions concerning Jesus of Nazareth:

neither any of the brethren that came [from] Jerusalem;
or any part of Judea, to Rome; meaning not the Christian Jews, for these they would not call brethren; but those who were of the same religion as well as nation, whom it was usual with the Jews to call brethren:

shewed or spake any harm of thee;
so that it looks as if they did make mention of him, but did not charge him with anything that was wicked and criminal: this they said, to show that they were not prejudiced against him by any person or means; and which carried in it a very considerable testimony of the apostle's innocence.

使徒行傳 28:21 In-Context

19 無 奈 猶 太 人 不 服 ， 我 不 得 已 ， 只 好 上 告 於 該 撒 ， 並 非 有 甚 麼 事 要 控 告 我 本 國 的 百 姓 。

20 因 此 ， 我 請 你 們 來 見 面 說 話 ， 我 原 為 以 色 列 人 所 指 望 的 ， 被 這 鍊 子 捆 鎖 。

21 他 們 說 ： 我 們 並 沒 有 接 著 從 猶 太 來 論 你 的 信 ， 也 沒 有 弟 兄 到 這 裡 來 報 給 我 們 說 你 有 甚 麼 不 好 處 。

22 但 我 們 願 意 聽 你 的 意 見 如 何 ； 因 為 這 教 門 ， 我 們 曉 得 是 到 處 被 毀 謗 的 。

23 他 們 和 保 羅 約 定 了 日 子 ， 就 有 許 多 人 到 他 的 寓 處 來 。 保 羅 從 早 到 晚 ， 對 他 們 講 論 這 事 ， 證 明 神 國 的 道 ， 引 摩 西 的 律 法 和 先 知 的 書 ， 以 耶 穌 的 事 勸 勉 他 們 。