Focused Passage

Acts 28:11-16

Paul in Rome: The Kingdom Proclaimed Without Hindrance

Paul survives Malta, heals many, arrives in Rome, explains his case to Jewish leaders, expounds the kingdom from the Scriptures, warns through Isaiah about unbelief, announces Gentile reception of God’s salvation, and continues proclaiming Christ unhindered.

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11After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.

12Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

13From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.

14There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.

15The 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.

16When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

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Verse 11

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionAfterΜετὰG3326PrepositionthreeτρεῖςG5140Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralmonthsμῆναςG3376Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralwe set sailἀνήχθημενG321Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person PluralinἐνG1722Prepositionan AlexandrianἈλεξανδρινῷG222Adjective - Dative Neuter SingularshipπλοίῳG4143Noun - Dative Neuter Singularthat had winteredπαρακεχειμακότιG3914Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Dative Neuter SingularinἐνG1722PrepositiontheτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularislandνήσῳG3520Noun - Dative Feminine SingularIt had the Twin BrothersΔιοσκούροιςG1359Noun - Dative Masculine Pluralas a figureheadπαρασήμῳG3902Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • Greek Dioscuri; that is, the Greek gods Castor and Pollux
Verse 12

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionPutting inκαταχθέντεςG2609Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralatεἰςG1519PrepositionSyracuseΣυρακούσαςG4946Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralwe stayed thereἐπεμείναμενG1961Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralthreeτρεῖςG5140Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραςG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Verse 13

Original words

From [there]ὅθενG3606Adverbwe weighed anchorπεριελόντες*G4014Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluraland cameκατηντήσαμενG2658Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositionRhegiumῬήγιονG4484Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionAfterμετὰG3326PrepositiononeμίανG1520Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingulardayἡμέρανG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Singulara south windνότουG3558Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularcame upἐπιγενομένουG1920Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Masculine Singular[and] on the second dayδευτεραῖοιG1206Adjective - Nominative Masculine Pluralwe arrivedἤλθομενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralatεἰςG1519PrepositionPuteoliΠοτιόλουςG4223Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Verse 14

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[There]οὗG3757Adverbwe foundεὑρόντεςG2147Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[some] brothersἀδελφοὺςG80Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralwho invited usπαρεκλήθημενG3870Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Pluralto spendἐπιμεῖναιG1961Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active[the] weekἑπτάG2033Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural. . .ἡμέραςG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralwithπαρ’G3844PrepositionthemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralAndκαὶG2532ConjunctionsoοὕτωςG3779Adverbwe cameἤλθαμενG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluraltoεἰςG1519Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularRomeῬώμηνG4516Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 15

Original words

TheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralbrothersἀδελφοὶG80Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralthereΚἀκεῖθενG2547Conjunctionhad heardἀκούσαντεςG191Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural-τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralaboutπερὶG4012PrepositionusἡμῶνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural[and] traveledἦλθανG2064Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Pluralas far asἄχριG891Preposition[the] ForumΦόρουG5410Noun - Genitive Neuter Singularof AppiusἈππίουG675Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[the] ThreeΤριῶνG5140Adjective - Genitive Feminine PluralTavernsΤαβερνῶνG4999Noun - Genitive Feminine PluraltoεἰςG1519PrepositionmeetἀπάντησινG529Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularusἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Plural[When]G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPaulΠαῦλοςG3972Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsawἰδὼνG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular[them]οὓςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralvvvἔλαβεG2983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularhe was encouragedθάρσοςG2294Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularand gave thanksεὐχαριστήσαςG2168Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singularto GodΘεῷG2316Noun - Dative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

  • The Forum of Appius was about 43 miles or 70 kilometers from Rome.
  • The Three Taverns was about 35 miles or 57 kilometers from Rome.
Verse 16

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionWhenὍτεG3753Adverbwe arrivedεἰσήλθομενG1525Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person PluralinεἰςG1519PrepositionRomeῬώμηνG4516Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine SingularPaulΠαύλῳG3972Noun - Dative Masculine Singularwas permittedἐπετράπηG2010Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singularto stayμένεινG3306Verb - Present Infinitive Activebyκαθ’G2596PrepositionhimselfἑαυτὸνG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwithσὺνG4862Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singulara soldierστρατιώτῃG4757Noun - Dative Masculine Singularto guardφυλάσσοντιG5442Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularhimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR include the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the captain of the barrack, but.

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