Acts 28:14

Acts 28:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
• New International Version (NIV)There we found some brothers and sisters who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There we found brothers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome.
• New King James Version (NKJV)where we found brethren, and were invited to stay with them seven days. And so we went toward Rome.

Context of Acts 28:14

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. There 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.

Acts 28:14 word by word

οὗ εὑρόντες ἀδελφοὺς παρεκλήθημεν παρ᾽ αὐτοῖς ἐπιμεῖναι ἡμέρας ἑπτά· καὶ οὕτως εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην ἤλθαμεν.Read the interlinear

• ·οὗhou · whitherG3757
• we foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• brothersἀδελφόςadelphos · brotherG80
• who invited usπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• to spendἐπιμένωepimenō · to remain/keep onG1961
• the weekἑπτάhepta · sevenG2033
• the weekἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• withπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• we cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• RomeῬώμηRhōmē · RomeG4516

Cross-references for Acts 28:14

• Acts 9:42This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
• Acts 19:1While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul passed through the interior and came to Ephesus. There he found some disciples
• Acts 21:4We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem.
• Psalms 119:63I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.
• Matthew 10:11Whatever town or village you enter, find out who is worthy there and stay at his house until you move on.
• Acts 20:6And after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, we sailed from Philippi, and five days later we rejoined them in Troas, where we stayed seven days.
• Genesis 7:4For seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the face of the earth every living thing I have made.”
• Genesis 8:10Noah waited seven more days and again sent out the dove from the ark.

Commentaries on Acts 28:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Where we found brethren - That is, Christians; for there had been many in Italy converted to the faith of Christ, some considerable time before this, as appears from St. Paul's epistle to the Romans, written some years before this voyage. We went toward Rome - One of the most celebrated cities in the universe, the capital of Italy, and once of the whole world; situated on the river Tiber, 410 miles SSE. of Vienna; 600 SE. of Paris; 730 E. by N. of Madrid…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Brethren - Christian brethren. But by whom the gospel had been preached there is unknown.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-16Verses 11-16 The common events of travelling are seldom worthy of being told; but the comfort of communion with the saints, and kindness shown by friends, deserve particular mention. The Christians at Rome were so far from being ashamed of Paul, or afraid of owning him, because he was a prisoner, that they were the more careful to show him respect. He had great comfort in this. And if our friends are kind to us, God puts it into their hearts, and we must…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-14They sailed across the Straits of Messina to Rhegium at the southern tip of Italy. This seaport was a stop for ships traveling from Italy's west coast to the eastern Mediterranean. Puteoli (modern Pozzuoli) was a major entry port for large ships bringing grain and supplies from the east to Rome. Paul spent a week here with local Christians before continuing to Rome.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. Where we found brethren--not "the brethren" (see on Ac 21:4), from which one would conclude they did not expect to find such [Webster and Wilkinson]. and were desired--"requested." to tarry with them seven days--If this request came from Julius, it may have proceeded partly from a wish to receive instructions from Rome and make arrangements for his journey thither, partly from a wish to gratify Paul, as he seems studiously and increasingly to have…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 28:14

• Paul
• Puteoli
• Seven

In the dictionaries

• Rome
• Rome, Roman
• Attain
• Compass
• Concern
• Confidence
• Constrain
• Escape
• Foreship
• James

Commentaries on Acts 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings