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Acts 28:16

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14 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.

When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

17 After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

18 They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

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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.

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BSB
When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
KJV
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
WEB
When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.
ASV
And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.
DARBY
And when we came to Rome, [the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the praetorian prefect, but] Paul was allowed to remain by himself with the soldier who kept him.
BLB
Now when we came to Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier guarding him.
ÅB
Da vi nå var kommet til Rom, overgav høvedsmannen fangene til høvdingen for livvakten; men Paulus fikk lov til å bo for seg selv sammen med den stridsmann som holdt vakt over ham.
OTB
Da vi ankom Roma, fikk Paulus lov til å bo for seg selv, med en soldat til å vokte ham.
B1930
Da vi nu var kommet til Rom, overgav høvedsmannen fangene til høvdingen for livvakten; men Paulus fikk lov til å bo for sig selv sammen med den stridsmann som holdt vakt over ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Acts 27:3

    The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.

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  • Acts 24:23

    He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.

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  • Acts 28:30–31

    Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.

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  • Romans 1:7–15

    To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  • Acts 23:11

    The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”

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  • Jeremiah 40:2

    The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place,

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  • Romans 15:22–29

    That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.

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  • Acts 18:2

    There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,

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