Hechos 28:21

21 Ellos respondieron:
—No hemos recibido ninguna carta de Judea ni ningún informe en tu contra de nadie que haya venido por aquí;

Hechos 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.

Hechos 28:21 In-Context

19 pero cuando los líderes judíos protestaron por la decisión, creí necesario apelar al César, aunque no tenía deseos de presentar cargos contra mi propia gente.

20 Les pedí a ustedes que vinieran hoy aquí para que nos conociéramos y para que yo pudiera explicarles que estoy atado con esta cadena porque creo que la esperanza de Israel —el Mesías— ya ha venido.

21 Ellos respondieron:
—No hemos recibido ninguna carta de Judea ni ningún informe en tu contra de nadie que haya venido por aquí;

22 pero queremos escuchar lo que tú crees, pues lo único que sabemos de este movimiento es que se le ataca por todas partes.

23 Entonces fijaron una fecha, y ese día mucha gente llegó al lugar donde Pablo estaba alojado. Él explicó y dio testimonio acerca del reino de Dios y trató de convencerlos acerca de Jesús con las Escrituras. Usando la ley de Moisés y los libros de los profetas, les habló desde la mañana hasta la noche.