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It was cold and rainy, so they built a fire on the shore to welcome us.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out by the heat, bit him on the hand. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, “A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw that he wasn’t harmed, they changed their minds and decided he was a god.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Near the shore where we landed was an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and treated us kindly for three days. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>As it happened, Publius’s father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Then all the other sick people on the island came and were healed. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>As a result we were showered with honors, and when the time came to sail, people supplied us with everything we would need for the trip.</p><p class="hdg">Paul Arrives at Rome</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>It was three months after the shipwreck that we set sail on another ship that had wintered at the island—an Alexandrian ship with the twin gods<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a> as its figurehead. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Our first stop was Syracuse,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> where we stayed three days. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>From there we sailed across to Rhegium.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a> A day later a south wind began blowing, so the following day we sailed up the coast to Puteoli. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>There we found some believers,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a> who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>The brothers and sisters<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">e</span></a> in Rome had heard we were coming, and they came to meet us at the Forum<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">f</span></a> on the Appian Way. Others joined us at The Three Taverns.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">g</span></a> When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and thanked God.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to have his own private lodging, though he was guarded by a soldier.</p><p class="hdg">Paul Preaches at Rome under Guard</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Three days after Paul’s arrival, he called together the local Jewish leaders. He said to them, “Brothers, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman government, even though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The Romans tried me and wanted to release me, because they found no cause for the death sentence. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But when the Jewish leaders protested the decision, I felt it necessary to appeal to Caesar, even though I had no desire to press charges against my own people. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and so I could explain to you that I am bound with this chain because I believe that the hope of Israel—the Messiah—has already come.”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>They replied, “We have had no letters from Judea or reports against you from anyone who has come here. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>But we want to hear what you believe, for the only thing we know about this movement is that it is denounced everywhere.”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>So a time was set, and on that day a large number of people came to Paul’s lodging. He explained and testified about the Kingdom of God and tried to persuade them about Jesus from the Scriptures. Using the law of Moses and the books of the prophets, he spoke to them from morning until evening. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Some were persuaded by the things he said, but others did not believe. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And after they had argued back and forth among themselves, they left with this final word from Paul: “The Holy Spirit was right when he said to your ancestors through Isaiah the prophet,</p><p class="b"/><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>‘Go and say to this people:</p><p class="line1">When you hear what I say,</p><p class="line2">you will not understand.</p><p class="line1">When you see what I do,</p><p class="line2">you will not comprehend.</p><p class="line1"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>For the hearts of these people are hardened,</p><p class="line2">and their ears cannot hear,</p><p class="line2">and they have closed their eyes—</p><p class="line1">so their eyes cannot see,</p><p class="line2">and their ears cannot hear,</p><p class="line2">and their hearts cannot understand,</p><p class="line1">and they cannot turn to me</p><p class="line2">and let me heal them.’<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">h</span></a></p><p class="b"/><p class="m"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it.”<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">i</span></a></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>For the next two years, Paul lived in Rome at his own expense.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">j</span></a> He welcomed all who visited him, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/acts/28-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>boldly proclaiming the Kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ. And no one tried to stop him.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:11 </span><span class="ft">The </span><span class="it">twin gods</span><span class="ft"> were the Roman gods Castor and Pollux.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:12 </span><span class="it">Syracuse</span><span class="ft"> was on the island of Sicily.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:13 </span><span class="it">Rhegium</span><span class="ft"> was on the southern tip of Italy.</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:14 </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="it">brothers.</span><br><span class="fn">e</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:15a </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="it">brothers.</span><br><span class="fn">f</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:15b </span><span class="it">The Forum</span><span class="ft"> was about 43 miles (70 kilometers) from Rome.</span><br><span class="fn">g</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:15c </span><span class="it">The Three Taverns</span><span class="ft"> was about 35 miles (57 kilometers) from Rome.</span><br><span class="fn">h</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:26-27 </span><span class="ft">Isa 6:9-10 (Greek version).</span><br><span class="fn">i</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:28 </span><span class="ft">Some manuscripts add verse 29, </span><span class="it">And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, greatly disagreeing with each other.</span><br><span class="fn">j</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">28:30 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">in his own rented quarters.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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