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And no one tried to stop him. <a href="/esv/acts/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance. <a href="/bsb/acts/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/blb/acts/28.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, unhinderedly. <a href="/kjv/acts/28.htm">King James Bible</a> Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. <a href="/nkjv/acts/28.htm">New King James Version</a> preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, no one forbidding him. <a href="/nasb_/acts/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> preaching the kingdom of God and teaching things about the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered. <a href="/nasb/acts/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered. <a href="/nasb77/acts/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness, unhindered. <a href="/lsb/acts/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence, unhindered. <a href="/amp/acts/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> preaching and proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all openness and boldness, unhindered and unrestrained. <a href="/csb/acts/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance. <a href="/hcsb/acts/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with full boldness and without hindrance. <a href="/asv/acts/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, none forbidding him. <a href="/cev/acts/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> He bravely preached about God's kingdom and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ, and no one tried to stop him. <a href="/erv/acts/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, none forbidding him. <a href="/gwt/acts/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He spread the message about God's kingdom and taught very boldly about the Lord Jesus Christ. No one stopped him. <a href="/gnt/acts/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> He preached about the Kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ, speaking with all boldness and freedom. <a href="/isv/acts/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> He continued to preach about the kingdom of God and to teach boldly and freely about the Lord Jesus, the Messiah. <a href="/msb/acts/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/net/acts/28.htm">NET Bible</a> proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction. <a href="/nheb/acts/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> proclaiming the Kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance. <a href="/wbt/acts/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. <a href="/wey/acts/28.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He announced the coming of the Kingdom of God, and taught concerning the Lord Jesus Christ without let or hindrance. <a href="/web/acts/28.htm">World English Bible</a> preaching God’s Kingdom and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/acts/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> preaching the Kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness—unforbidden. <a href="/blb/acts/28.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, unhinderedly. <a href="/ylt/acts/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> preaching the reign of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness -- unforbidden. <a href="/slt/acts/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Proclaiming the kingdom of God, and teaching things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom of speech, unimpeded.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/acts/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, without prohibition. <a href="/cpdv/acts/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which are from the Lord Jesus Christ, with all faithfulness, without prohibition. <a href="/nabre/acts/28.htm">New American Bible</a> and with complete assurance and without hindrance he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ. <a href="/nrsvce/acts/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/acts/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching openly about our LORD Jesus Christ, without hindrance. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/acts/28.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> And he was preaching about The Kingdom of God, and teaching publicly about our Lord Yeshua The Messiah without hindrance.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/acts/28.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all boldness and without hinderance. <a href="/godbey/acts/28.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things concerning the Lord Jesus, with all boldness, uninterruptedly. <a href="/haweis/acts/28.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ with all freedom of discourse, and without the least interruption.<CM> <a href="/mace/acts/28.htm">Mace New Testament</a> preaching the kingdom of God, and instructing them in all things relating to the Lord Jesus Christ, with the utmost freedom, without being molested. <a href="/wey/acts/28.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> He announced the coming of the Kingdom of God, and taught concerning the Lord Jesus Christ without let or hindrance. <a href="/worrell/acts/28.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> preaching the Kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom of speech, without hindrance. <a href="/worsley/acts/28.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ, with all freedom, none forbidding him. <a href="/parallel/acts/28-31.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/in5WTRQ9BSQ?start=9594" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/acts/28.htm">Paul Preaches at Rome</a> …30Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him. 31<a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. "></a> <a href="/greek/3956.htm" title="3956: pasēs (Adj-GFS) -- All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole."></a> <a href="/greek/3954.htm" title="3954: parrēsias (N-GFS) -- From pas and a derivative of rheo; all out-spokenness, i.e. Frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance.">Boldly</a> <a href="/greek/209.htm" title="209: akōlytōs (Adv) -- Adverb from a compound of a and a derivative of koluo; in an unhindered manner, i.e. Freely.">and freely</a> <a href="/greek/2784.htm" title="2784: kēryssōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To proclaim, herald, preach. Of uncertain affinity; to herald, especially divine truth.">he proclaimed</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/932.htm" title="932: basileian (N-AFS) -- From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm.">kingdom</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2316.htm" title="2316: Theou (N-GMS) -- A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.">of God</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1321.htm" title="1321: didaskōn (V-PPA-NMS) -- To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach.">taught</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ta (Art-ANP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4012.htm" title="4012: peri (Prep) -- From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time.">about</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2962.htm" title="2962: Kyriou (N-GMS) -- Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.">Lord</a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsou (N-GMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ.</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a> Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” <a href="/mark/16-15.htm">Mark 16:15</a> And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. <a href="/luke/24-47.htm">Luke 24:47</a> and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem. <a href="/acts/1-8.htm">Acts 1:8</a> But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” <a href="/romans/1-16.htm">Romans 1:16</a> I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek. <a href="/1_corinthians/9-16.htm">1 Corinthians 9:16</a> Yet when I preach the gospel, I have no reason to boast, because I am obligated to preach. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel! <a href="/2_timothy/4-2.htm">2 Timothy 4:2</a> Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. <a href="/ephesians/6-19.htm">Ephesians 6:19-20</a> 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, / for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it fearlessly, as I should. <a href="/philippians/1-14.htm">Philippians 1:14-18</a> And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear. / It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill. / The latter do so in love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. ... <a href="/colossians/1-23.htm">Colossians 1:23</a> if indeed you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope of the gospel you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-20.htm">2 Corinthians 5:20</a> Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God. <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a> The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, <a href="/jeremiah/1-7.htm">Jeremiah 1:7-8</a> But the LORD told me: “Do not say, ‘I am only a child.’ For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak. / Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you,” declares the LORD. <a href="/daniel/7-14.htm">Daniel 7:14</a> And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed. <a href="/psalms/22-27.htm">Psalm 22:27-28</a> All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him. / For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.Cir.<a href="/acts/28-23.htm">Acts 28:23</a> And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.<a href="/acts/8-12.htm">Acts 8:12</a> But when they believed Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.<a href="/acts/20-25.htm">Acts 20:25</a> And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.and teaching.<a href="/acts/5-42.htm">Acts 5:42</a> And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.<a href="/acts/23-11.htm">Acts 23:11</a> And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.with.<a href="/acts/4-29.htm">Acts 4:29,31</a> And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word, … <a href="/ephesians/6-19.htm">Ephesians 6:19,20</a> And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, … <a href="/philippians/1-14.htm">Philippians 1:14</a> And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/14-21.htm">Announced</a> <a href="/acts/26-26.htm">Boldly</a> <a href="/acts/4-31.htm">Boldness</a> <a href="/acts/26-23.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/acts/24-10.htm">Concern</a> <a href="/acts/26-26.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/acts/27-42.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/luke/23-2.htm">Forbidding</a> <a href="/acts/26-26.htm">Freedom</a> <a href="/matthew/16-23.htm">Hindrance</a> <a href="/acts/28-23.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/acts/28-23.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/acts/24-14.htm">Openly</a> <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Openness</a> <a href="/acts/27-43.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/acts/26-20.htm">Preached</a> <a href="/acts/26-20.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/acts/6-10.htm">Quite</a> <a href="/acts/20-25.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/acts/24-14.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/acts/21-21.htm">Teaching</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/1-2.htm">Announced</a> <a href="/romans/10-20.htm">Boldly</a> <a href="/romans/10-20.htm">Boldness</a> <a href="/romans/1-1.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-32.htm">Concern</a> <a href="/romans/2-19.htm">Confidence</a> <a href="/romans/3-18.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-16.htm">Forbidding</a> <a href="/romans/6-18.htm">Freedom</a> <a href="/romans/14-13.htm">Hindrance</a> <a href="/romans/1-1.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/romans/14-17.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-5.htm">Openly</a> <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Openness</a> <a href="/romans/7-9.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Preached</a> <a href="/romans/1-9.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/romans/11-20.htm">Quite</a> <a href="/romans/5-14.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/romans/2-16.htm">Taught</a> <a href="/romans/2-21.htm">Teaching</a><div class="vheading2">Acts 28</div>1. <a href="/acts/28-1.htm">Paul, after his shipwreck, is kindly entertained on Malta.</a> 5. <a href="/acts/28-5.htm">The snake on his hand hurts him not.</a> 8. <a href="/acts/28-8.htm">He heals many diseases in the island.</a> 11. <a href="/acts/28-11.htm">They depart toward Rome.</a> 17. <a href="/acts/28-17.htm">He declares to the Jews the cause of his coming.</a> 24. <a href="/acts/28-24.htm">After his preaching some were persuaded, and some believed not.</a> 30. <a href="/acts/28-30.htm">Yet he preaches there two years.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This boldness is reminiscent of the apostles' earlier prayers for courage in <a href="/acts/4-29.htm">Acts 4:29</a>. The phrase "kingdom of God" refers to the reign and rule of God, a central theme in Jesus' teachings (<a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a>). Paul's proclamation would have included the message of salvation and the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies concerning the Messiah. His freedom to speak, despite being under house arrest in Rome, highlights the providence of God in allowing the gospel to spread even in seemingly restrictive circumstances.and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ Paul's teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ would have encompassed the core tenets of the Christian faith: the incarnation, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus. This teaching aligns with the apostolic witness found throughout the New Testament, such as in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-3.htm">1 Corinthians 15:3-4</a>, where Paul summarizes the gospel message. The title "Lord" emphasizes Jesus' divine authority and sovereignty, a crucial affirmation for early Christians living under Roman rule. Paul's focus on Jesus Christ as the fulfillment of the law and prophets would have been particularly significant to his Jewish audience, as seen in his previous discourses in <a href="/acts/13.htm">Acts 13 and 17</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul.htm">Paul</a> The apostle who is the central figure in this passage. He is under house arrest in Rome but continues his ministry with boldness and freedom. 2. <a href="/topical/r/rome.htm">Rome</a> The capital of the Roman Empire, where Paul is held under house arrest. Despite his confinement, Rome becomes a significant place for the spread of the Gospel. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_kingdom_of_god.htm">The Kingdom of God</a> A central theme in Paul's teaching, referring to God's sovereign rule and the fulfillment of His promises through Jesus Christ. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_jesus_christ.htm">The Lord Jesus Christ</a> The focus of Paul's teaching, emphasizing the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus as the Messiah and Savior. 5. <a href="/topical/p/proclamation_and_teaching.htm">Proclamation and Teaching</a> The dual activities of Paul, highlighting his commitment to spreading the Gospel message and instructing others in the faith.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/b/boldness_in_proclamation.htm">Boldness in Proclamation</a> Despite his circumstances, Paul demonstrates boldness in sharing the Gospel. Believers are encouraged to proclaim their faith with courage, regardless of their situation. <a href="/topical/f/freedom_in_christ.htm">Freedom in Christ</a> Paul's ability to teach "freely" while under house arrest highlights the spiritual freedom found in Christ. Christians are reminded that true freedom is not dependent on external circumstances. <a href="/topical/f/focus_on_the_kingdom.htm">Focus on the Kingdom</a> Paul's teaching centers on the Kingdom of God, reminding believers to prioritize God's rule and reign in their lives and witness. <a href="/topical/c/christ-centered_teaching.htm">Christ-Centered Teaching</a> The emphasis on teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ underscores the importance of keeping Christ at the center of all Christian teaching and ministry. <a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_ministry.htm">Perseverance in Ministry</a> Paul's example encourages believers to persevere in their ministry efforts, trusting that God can use any situation for His glory.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_acts_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Acts 28</a> <a href="/q/how_does_god_show_himself_in_contradictions.htm">How does God reveal Himself through contradictions in theology?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_stance_on_avoiding_fornication.htm">What does the Bible say about cheating?</a> <a href="/q/what_did_paul_do_between_journeys_3_and_4.htm">What did Paul do between his third and fourth journeys?</a> <a href="/q/paul's_missionary_journeys.htm">What were Apostle Paul's missionary journeys?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/acts/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(31) No man forbidding him.--The fact is interesting as showing the attitude of the Roman empire to the new faith. So far, even under Nero, it was tolerant, and even though the "sect" of the Christians was "everywhere spoken against," a leading teacher of that sect was allowed free room to propagate his views. The rulers of the empire were not as yet alarmed at the thought of the wide-spread secret organisation of the Christian Society, and the influence of Seneca and Burrus may not have been without its share in this policy of toleration. The history closes somewhat abruptly. It may have been the intention of the writer to continue his narrative. It is a natural inference that when he closed it the two years had expired, or were on the point of expiring; that he, who had remained with the Apostle during his imprisonment, started with him on his eastward journey afterwards; and that some incidents to us unknown, hindered him from completing the work which he had begun. It is possible, on the other hand, that Theophilus, as an Italian convert (see Introduction), may have known what had passed in Rome during the Apostle's first sojourn there, or subsequently, and that St. Luke did not aim at more than setting before his friend the stages by which St. Paul had been brought to the imperial city.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 31. - The things for those things, A.V.; concerning for which concern, A.V.; boldness for confidence, A.V.; none for no man, A.V. Boldness (παρρησίας); see above, <a href="/acts/2-29.htm">Acts 2:29</a>; <a href="/acts/4-13.htm">Acts 4:13, 29, 31</a>. The verb παρρησιάζομαι also occurs frequently (<a href="/acts/9-27.htm">Acts 9:27</a>; <a href="/acts/13-46.htm">Acts 13:46</a>; <a href="/acts/14-3.htm">Acts 14:3</a>, etc.). The boldness and freedom with which he spake the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ would naturally increase more and more, as he found himself day by day unchecked by enemies, and encouraged by the number and earnestness of his hearers. None forbidding him; ἀκωλύτως, only here in the New Testament; but the adjective is found in Symmachus's version of Job (Job 34:31), and in the LXX. of Wisd. 7:22; and both adjective and adverb are occasionally used in classical Greek. But the most common use of the adverb is by medical writers, who employ it "to denote freedom, unhindered action, in a variety of things, such as respiration, perspiration, the pulse, the muscles, the members of the body" (Hobart). In two passages quoted from Galen ('Meth. Med.,' 14:15; 'Usus Part.,' 2:15) the sentence ends, as here, with the word ἀκωλύτως Some derive the word "acolyte" hence, from their being admitted to holy functions, though not in full orders. And so ends this lively and beautiful and most faithful sketch of one of the greatest men, and one of the greatest works, the world has ever seen. "In labors more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft," is seen, as we read this history, to be no empty boast, but a simple statement of the truth. The springs of that mind and of that zeal were ever ready to rise to fresh work, however crushing a strain had been put upon them. "I count not my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus to testify the gospel of the grace of God," is the true description of that life as delineated by the beloved physician. And yet how remarkable it is that in the whole of the Acts there is not one single word of panegyric! The portraiture is a bare photograph, without a single additional touch to enhance its beauty. Nor must we forget the singular brevity with which some episodes are passed over. Had we only Luke's history, we should not know that the apostle was an author - an author whose writings have moved the world of mind and spirit more than all the writings of Plato, and Aristotle, and Cicero, and Bacon combined, through a period of eighteen hundred years. Thus, to glance at the "two whole years" with the record of which the book closes, think of the work clone in that time. What gatherings of holy men and women within the walls of that "hired dwelling" are we sure must have taken place! Prisca and Aquila, and Epaenetus, and Mary, and Urban, and Apelles, and Persis, and Hermas, and Olympas, and all their compeers, we may be sure were often there. What wrestlings in prayer, what expositions of the Scriptures, what descriptions of the kingdom of God, what loving exhortations, what sympathetic communings, must have made that "hired dwelling" a very Bethel in the stronghold of heathenism! We think of the praetorian soldiers to whom he was successively chained; perhaps of the courteous Julius; of the inmates of Nero's palace (<a href="/philippians/4-22.htm">Philippians 4:22</a>); perhaps of Eubulus, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia (<a href="/2_timothy/4-21.htm">2 Timothy 4:21</a>); of Epaphras and Epaphroditus, and of Luke, and Mark, and Timothy, and Aristarchus, and we know not how many more besides; and there rises before our minds a crowd of agencies and sober activities directed by that master mind to the advancement of the kingdom of God. We feel, indeed, that, though he was chained, "the word of God was not bound;" but that through the marvelous energy and unfailing wisdom of the great prisoner, his prison turned out rather to the furtherance of the gospel. And then we turn to the Epistles written at this time. What a contribution to the literature of the kingdom of heaven!-the Epistles to the Ephesians, to the Colossions, to Philemon, and to the Philippians, and probably much help given to Luke in the composition of the Acts of the Apostles. Truly they were two years of infinite moment to the Church of God. What followed those two years, what became of Paul, and what of his saintly biographer, we shall never know. It has pleased God to draw a curtain ever the events, which we cannot penetrate. Here our history ends, because nothing more had happened when it was given to the Church. Instead of vain regrets because it reaches no further, let us devoutly thank God for all that this book has taught us, and strive to show ourselves worthy members of that Gentile Church, whose foundation by St. Peter and St. Paul, and whose marvelous increment, through the labors of him who once laid it waste, has been so well set before us in the Book of THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. <a href="/commentaries/acts/28-31.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Boldly παρρησίας (parrēsias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3954.htm">Strong's 3954: </a> From pas and a derivative of rheo; all out-spokenness, i.e. Frankness, bluntness, publicity; by implication, assurance. [and] freely ἀκωλύτως (akōlytōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_209.htm">Strong's 209: </a> Adverb from a compound of a and a derivative of koluo; in an unhindered manner, i.e. Freely. he proclaimed κηρύσσων (kēryssōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2784.htm">Strong's 2784: </a> To proclaim, herald, preach. Of uncertain affinity; to herald, especially divine truth. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. kingdom βασιλείαν (basileian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_932.htm">Strong's 932: </a> From basileus; properly, royalty, i.e. rule, or a realm. of God Θεοῦ (Theou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2316.htm">Strong's 2316: </a> A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. taught διδάσκων (didaskōn) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1321.htm">Strong's 1321: </a> To teach, direct, admonish. A prolonged form of a primary verb dao; to teach. about περὶ (peri) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_4012.htm">Strong's 4012: </a> From the base of peran; properly, through, i.e. Around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time. the τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Lord Κυρίου (Kyriou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2962.htm">Strong's 2962: </a> Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master. Jesus Ἰησοῦ (Iēsou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites. Christ. Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. 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