Acts:28:11-31

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* And after three months we sailed in a ship which had wintered in the island , an Alexandrian , with [the ] Dioscuri for its ensign . * And having come to Syracuse we remained three days . * Whence , going in a circuitous course , we arrived at Rhegium ; and after one day , the wind having changed to south , on the second day we came to Puteoli , * where , having found brethren , we were begged to stay with them seven days . And thus we went to Rome . * And thence the brethren , having heard about us , came to meet us as far as Appii Forum and Tres Tabernae , whom when Paul saw , he thanked God and took courage . * 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 . * And it came to pass after three days , that he called together those who were the chief of the Jews ; and when they had come together he said to them , Brethren , I having done nothing against the people or the customs of our forefathers , have been delivered a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans , * who having examined me were minded to let me go , because there was nothing worthy of death in me . * But the Jews speaking against it , I was compelled to appeal to Caesar , not as having anything to accuse my nation of . * For this cause therefore I have called you to [me ] to see and to speak to you ; for on account of the hope of Israel I have this chain about me . * And they said to him , For our part , we have neither received letters from Judaea concerning thee , nor has any one of the brethren who has arrived reported or said anything evil concerning thee . * But we beg to hear of thee what thou thinkest , for as concerning this sect it is known to us that it is everywhere spoken against . * And having appointed him a day many came to him to the lodging , to whom he expounded , testifying of the kingdom of God , and persuading them concerning Jesus , both from the law of Moses and the prophets , from early morning to evening . * And some were persuaded of the things which were said , but some disbelieved . * And being disagreed among themselves they left ; Paul having spoken one word , Well spoke the Holy Spirit through Esaias the prophet to our fathers , * saying , Go to this people , and say , Hearing ye shall hear and not understand , and seeing ye shall see and not perceive . * For the heart of this people has become fat , and they hear heavily with their ears , and they have closed their eyes ; lest they should see with their eyes , and hear with their ears , and understand with their heart , and be converted , and I should heal them . * Be it known to you therefore , that this salvation of God has been sent to the nations ; they also will hear [it ]. * [And he having said this , the Jews went away , having great reasoning among themselves .] * And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging , and received all who came to him , * preaching the kingdom of God , and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ , with all freedom unhinderedly .

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