Acts 28:31
30 Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.
Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
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
- Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
- KJV
- Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
- WEB
- preaching God’s Kingdom and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.
- ASV
- preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, none forbidding him.
- DARBY
- preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom unhinderedly.
- BLB
- proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, freely.
- ÅB
- og han forkynte Guds rike og lærte om den Herre Jesus med all frimodighet, uten hindring.
- OTB
- forkynte Guds rike og underviste om Herren Jesus Kristus med all frimodighet, uten hindring.
- B1930
- og han forkynte Guds rike og lærte om den Herre Jesus med all frimodighet, uten hindring.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 4:29
And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,
Read in contextEphesians 6:19–20
Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel,
Read in contextActs 28:23
So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
Read in contextMatthew 4:23
Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
Read in contextPhilippians 1:14
And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.
Read in contextActs 20:25
Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.
Read in context2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
Read in contextActs 8:12
But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
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