22 But we want to hear what your views are, for we know that people everywhere are talking against this sect.” ( Z)Ģ3 They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. It is because of the hope of Israel ( W) that I am bound with this chain.” ( X)Ģ1 They replied, “We have not received any letters from Judea concerning you, and none of our people ( Y) who have come from there has reported or said anything bad about you. 20 For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. ( V) I certainly did not intend to bring any charge against my own people.
( U) 19 The Jews objected, so I was compelled to make an appeal to Caesar. 18 They examined me ( S) and wanted to release me, ( T) because I was not guilty of any crime deserving death.
( O) When they had assembled, Paul said to them: “My brothers, ( P) although I have done nothing against our people ( Q) or against the customs of our ancestors, ( R) I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. ( N) Paul Preaches at Rome Under Guardġ7 Three days later he called together the local Jewish leaders. 16 When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him. At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged. 15 The brothers and sisters ( M) there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. 14 There we found some brothers and sisters ( L) who invited us to spend a week with them. The next day the south wind came up, and on the following day we reached Puteoli. 13 From there we set sail and arrived at Rhegium. 12 We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. Paul’s Arrival at Romeġ1 After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island-it was an Alexandrian ship ( K) with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. 10 They honored us ( J) in many ways and when we were ready to sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed. ( I) 9 When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, ( G) placed his hands on him ( H) and healed him. 8 His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and dysentery. He welcomed us to his home and showed us generous hospitality for three days. ( F)ħ There was an estate nearby that belonged to Publius, the chief official of the island. ( E) 6 The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god. 4 When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, ( C) they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.” ( D) 5 But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects. 3 Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold. 2 The islanders showed us unusual kindness.
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