Acts 28:14
12 Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.
13 From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.
There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
15 The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
16 When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
- KJV
- Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
- WEB
- where we found brothers, and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came to Rome.
- ASV
- where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome.
- DARBY
- where, having found brethren, we were begged to stay with them seven days. And thus we went to Rome.
- BLB
- where having found [some] brothers, we were entreated to remain with them seven days. And so we came to Rome.
- ÅB
- Der fant vi brødre, og de ba oss bli syv dager hos dem; og så kom vi til Rom.
- OTB
- Der fant vi noen brødre og søstre som inviterte oss til å bli hos dem i en uke. Og slik kom vi til Roma.
- B1930
- Der fant vi brødre, og de bad oss bli syv dager hos dem; og så kom vi til Rom.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 20:6
And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
Read in contextGenesis 7:4
For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
Read in contextActs 21:7–8
When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.
Read in contextActs 21:4
We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
Read in contextGenesis 8:10–12
Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.
Read in contextActs 19:1
While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
Read in contextJohn 21:23
Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. However, Jesus did not say that he would not die, but only, “If I want him to remain until I return, what is that to you?”
Read in contextMatthew 10:11
Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
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