Acts 28:12-22

12 After we put in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days.

13 From there we sailed around and arrived at Rhegium, and a day later a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli.

14 There we found some ¹brethren, and were invited to stay with them for seven days; and thus we came to Rome.

15 And the ²brethren, when they heard about us, came from there as far as the Market of Appius and Three Inns to meet us; and when Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

16 When we entered Rome, Paul was ³allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.

17 After three days Paul called together those who were ⁴the leading men of the Jews, and when they came together, he began saying to them, "⁵Brethren *, ⁶though I had done nothing against our people or ⁷the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

18 "And when they had ⁸examined me, they ⁹were willing to release me because there was ¹⁰no ground for putting me to death.

19 "But when the Jews objected, I was forced to ¹¹appeal to Caesar, not that I had any accusation against my nation.

20 "For this reason, therefore, I requested to see you and to speak with you, for I am wearing ¹²this chain for ¹³the sake of the hope of Israel."

21 They said to him, "We have neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of ¹⁴the brethren come here and reported or spoken anything bad about you.

22 "But we desire to hear from you what your views are; for concerning this ¹⁵sect, it is known to us that ¹⁶it is spoken against everywhere."

Cross References

• 1. John 21:23; Acts 1:15; Acts 6:3; Acts 9:30; Acts 28:15; Romans 1:13;
• 2. Acts 1:15; Acts 10:23; Acts 11:1, 12, 29; Acts 12:17
• 3. Acts 24:23
• 4. Acts 13:50; Acts 25:2
• 5. Acts 22:5
• 6. Acts 25:8
• 7. Acts 6:14
• 8. Acts 22:24
• 9. Acts 26:32
• 10. Acts 23:29; Acts 25:25; Acts 26:31
• 11. Acts 25:11, 21, 25; Acts 26:32
• 12. Acts 21:33
• 13. Acts 26:6
• 14. Acts 3:17; Acts 22:5; Acts 28:14; Romans 9:3
• 15. Acts 24:14
• 16. 1 Peter 2:12; 1 Peter 3:16; 1 Peter 4:14, 16

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "Where"
• [b] Lat "Appii Forum", a station about 43 miles from Rome
• [c] Lat "Tres Tabernae", a station about 33 miles from Rome
• [d] Lit "he"
• [e] Or "forefathers"
• [f] Lit "of death in me"
• [g] Lit "spoke against"
• [h] Or "invited you to see me and speak with me"
• [i] Lit "you think"