11 At the end of threemonths we setsail on 1an Alexandrianship which had wintered at the island, and which had the TwinBrothers for its figurehead.
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After we put in at Syracuse, we stayed there for threedays.
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From there we sailedaround and arrived at Rhegium, and a daylater a southwindsprang up, and on the secondday we came to Puteoli.
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There we found some 2brethren, and were invited to stay with them for sevendays; and thus we came to Rome.
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And the 3brethren, when they heardabout us, came from there as far as the Market of Appius and ThreeInns to meet us; and when Paulsaw them, he thankedGod and tookcourage.
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When we enteredRome, Paul was 4allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him.
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Afterthreedays Paul calledtogetherthose who were 5the leadingmen of the Jews, and when they cametogether, he began saying to them, "6Brethren*, 7though I had donenothingagainst our peopleor8the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
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"And when they had 9examined me, they 10were willing to release me because there was 11noground for putting me to death.
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"But when the Jewsobjected, I was forced to 12appeal to Caesar, not that I hadanyaccusationagainst my nation.
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"For thisreason, therefore, I requested to see you and to speak with you, for I am wearing13thischain for 14the sake of the hope of Israel."
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They said to him, "We have neitherreceivedletters from Judeaconcerning you, nor have any of 15the brethrencomehere and reportedorspokenanythingbadabout you.
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"But we desire to hear from you what your views are; for concerningthis16sect, it is known to us that 17it is spokenagainsteverywhere."
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When they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at 18his lodging in largenumbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly19testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerningJesus, 20from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morninguntilevening.
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21Some were being persuaded by the thingsspoken, but otherswould not believe.
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And when they did not agree with oneanother, they began leaving after Paul had spokenone parting word, "The HolySpiritrightlyspokethroughIsaiah the prophet to your fathers,
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saying, '22GO TO THISPEOPLE AND SAY, "23YOU WILL KEEP ON HEARING, BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND; AND YOU WILL KEEP ON SEEING, BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE;
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24FOR THE HEART OF THISPEOPLE HAS BECOMEDULL, AND WITH THEIR EARS THEY SCARCELYHEAR, AND THEY HAVE CLOSED THEIR EYES; OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT SEE WITH THEIR EYES, AND HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, AND UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART AND RETURN, AND I WOULD HEAL THEM."'
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"Therefore let it be known to you that 25thissalvation of God has been sent26to the Gentiles; they will alsolisten."
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[When he had spokenthese words, the Jewsdeparted, having a greatdisputeamongthemselves.]
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And he stayedtwofullyears in his ownrentedquarters and was welcomingall who came to him,
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27preaching the kingdom of God and teachingconcerning the LordJesusChrist28with allopenness, unhindered.