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And when this had taken place, the rest of the people on the island who had diseases also came and were cured.
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They presented many gifts to us; and when we sailed, they put on board whatever we needed.
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After three months we set sail in a ship which had wintered in the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the Twin Brothers as figurehead.
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Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days.
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And from there we made a circuit and arrived at Rhe'gium; and after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Pute'oli.
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There we found brethren, and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome.
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And the brethren there, when they heard of us, came as far as the Forum of Ap'pius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them Paul thanked God and took courage.
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And when we came into Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier that guarded him.
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After three days he called together the local leaders of the Jews; and when they had gathered, he said to them, "Brethren, though I had done nothing against the people or the customs of our fathers, yet I was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.
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When they had examined me, they wished to set me at liberty, 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 Caesar--though I had no charge to bring against my nation.