Berean Standard Bible
Acts 28
2τεteG5037TheοἵoiG3588islandersβάρβαροιbarbaroiG915showedπαρεῖχονpareichonG3930usG1473extraordinaryοὐ τὴν τυχοῦσανou tēn tuchousanG3756G3588G5177kindnessφιλανθρωπίανphilanthrōpianG5363γὰρgarG1063.They kindledἅψαντεςhapsantesG681a fireπυρὰνpuranG4443andwelcomedπροσελάβοντοproselabontoG4355allπάνταςpantasG3956of usG1473becauseδιὰdiaG1223it wasτὸνtonG3588rainingὑετὸνhu'etonG5205τὸνtonG3588ἐφεστῶταephestōtaG2186andκαὶkaiG2532διὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588coldψῦχος.psuchosG5592.
3δὲdeG1161τοῦtouG3588PaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972gatheredσυστρέψαντοςsustrepsantosG4962aτιtiG5100bundleπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of sticksφρυγάνωνphruganōnG5434,andκαὶkaiG2532as he laidἐπιθέντοςepithentosG2007themonἐπὶepiG1909theτὴνtēnG3588fireπυρὰνpuranG4443,a viperἔχιδναechidnaG2191,drivenἐξελθοῦσαexelthousaG1831outἀπὸapoG575by theτῆςtēsG3588heatθέρμηςthermēsG2329,fastenedκαθῆψενkathēpsenG2510itselftoτῆςtēsG3588hisαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846handχειρὸςcheirosG5495.
4δὲdeG1161WhenὩςHōsG5613theοἱhoiG3588islandersβάρβαροιbarbaroiG915sawG3708theτὸtoG3588creatureθηρίονthērionG2342hangingκρεμάμενονkremamenonG2910fromἐκekG1537hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῆςtēsG3588handχειρὸςcheirosG5495,they saidG2036toπρὸςprosG4314one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240, “SurelyπάντωςpantōsG3843thisοὗτος,houtosG3778ὁhoG3588manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444isἐστινestinG1510a murdererφονεύςphoneusG5406. Although heὃνhonG3739was savedδιασωθένταdiasōthentaG1295fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588seaθαλάσσηςthalassēsG2281ἡhēG3588,JusticeδίκηdikēG1349has notοὐκoukG3756allowedεἴασεν.¶eiasenG1439himto liveζῆνzēnG2198.”
6δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588The islanderswere expectingπροσεδόκωνprosedokōnG4328himαὐτὸνautonG846toμέλλεινmelleinG3195swell upπίμπρασθαιpimprasthaiG4092orἢēG2228suddenlyἄφνωaphnōG869dropκαταπίπτεινkatapipteinG2667deadνεκρόν·nekronG3498.ButδὲdeG1161αὐτῶνautōnG846after waitingπροσδοκώντωνprosdokōntōnG4328a longπολὺpoluG4183timeἐπὶepiG1909andκαὶkaiG2532seeingθεωρούντωνtheōrountōnG2334nothingμηδὲνmēdenG3367unusualἄτοπονatoponG824happenγινόμενονginomenonG1096toεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846,they changed their mindsμεταβαλόμενοιmetabalomenoiG3328andsaidG2036heαὐτὸνautonG846wasG1510a godθεόν.¶theonG2316.
7δὲdeG1161NearbyἘν περὶ τόπον ἐκεῖνονEn peri topon ekeinonG1722G3588G4012G1565G5117stoodὑπῆρχενhupērchenG5225an estateχωρίαchōriaG5564belonging toG3588Publiusὀνόματι Ποπλίῳ,onomati PopliōG3686G4196, thechief officialπρώτῳprōtōG4413of theG3588islandνήσου,nēsouG3520. HeὃςhosG3739welcomedἀναδεξάμενοςanadexamenosG324usG1473andentertainedἐξένισεν.¶exenisenG3579ushospitablyφιλοφρόνωςphilophronōsG5390forthreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250.
8δὲdeG1161TheτὸνtonG3588fatherπατέραpateraG3962τοῦtouG3588of PubliusΠοπλίουPopliouG4196wasἘγένετοEgenetoG1096sick in bedκατακεῖσθαι·katakeisthaiG2621,suffering fromσυνεχόμενονsunechomenonG4912feverπυρετοῖςpuretoisG4446andκαὶkaiG2532dysenteryδυσεντερίῳdusenteriōG1420ὁhoG3588.PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972went inεἰσελθὼνeiselthōnG1525toπρὸςprosG4314see himὃνhonG3739,andκαὶkaiG2532after prayingπροσευξάμενος,proseuxamenosG4336andplacingἐπιθεὶςepitheisG2007hisτὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495on himαὐτῷ,autōG846,he healedἰάσατοiasatoG2390the manαὐτόν.¶autonG846.
9AfterδὲdeG1161thisΤούτουToutouG3778had happenedγενομένουgenomenouG1096,theοἱhoiG3588restλοιποὶloipoiG3062of theοἱhoiG3588sickἔχοντες ἀσθενείαςechontes astheneiasG2192G769onἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588islandνήσῳnēsōG3520cameπροσήρχοντοprosērchontoG4334andκαὶkaiG2532were curedἐθεραπεύοντο·etherapeuontoG2323as wellκαὶkaiG2532.
Paul Arrives in Italy
11δὲdeG1161AfterΜετὰMetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140monthsμῆναςmēnasG3376we set sailἀνήχθημενanēchthēmenG321inἐνenG1722an AlexandrianἈλεξανδρίνῳ,AlexandrinōG222shipπλοίῳploiōG4143that had winteredπαρακεχειμακότιparakecheimakotiG3914inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588islandνήσῳ,nēsōG3520.It had the Twin BrothersΔιοσκούροις·DioskouroisG1359as a figureheadπαρασήμῳparasēmōG3902.
13FromὅθενhothenG3606therewe weighed anchorπεριελόντεςperielontesG4014and cameκατηντήσαμενkatēntēsamenG2658toεἰςeisG1519RhegiumῬήγιονRhēgionG4484καὶkaiG2532.AfterμετὰmetaG3326oneμίανmianG1520dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250,a south windνότουnotouG3558came upἐπιγενομένουepigenomenouG1920, andon the second dayδευτεραῖοιdeuteraioiG1206we arrivedἤλθομενēlthomenG2064atεἰςeisG1519PuteoliΠοτιόλους·PotiolousG4223.
14ThereοὗhouG3757we foundεὑρόντεςheurontesG2147somebrothersἀδελφοὺςadelphousG80who invited usπαρεκλήθημενpareklēthēmenG3870to spendἐπιμεῖναιepimeinaiG1961the weekἡμέρας ἑπτά·hēmeras heptaG2033G2250withπαρ᾽par᾽G3844themαὐτοῖςautoisG846.AndκαὶkaiG2532soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779we cameἤλθαμεν.ēlthamenG2064toεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588RomeῬώμηνRhōmēnG4516.
15TheοἱhoiG3588brothersἀδελφοὶadelphoiG80thereG2547had heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191τὰtaG3588aboutπερὶperiG4012usG1473andtraveledἦλθανēlthanG2064as far asἄχριachriG891theForumφόρουphorouG5410of AppiusἈππίουAppiouG675andG2532theThreeΤριῶνTriōnG5140Tavernsταβερνῶν,tabernōnG4999toεἰςeisG1519meetἀπάντησινapantēsinG529usG1473. WhenὁhoG3588PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972sawG3708themοὓςhousG3739,he was encouragedἔλαβεν θάρσος.¶elaben tharsosG2983G2294and gave thanksεὐχαριστήσαςeucharistēsasG2168τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316.
Paul Preaches at Rome
(Isaiah 6:1–13)
16δὲdeG1161WhenὍτεHoteG3753we arrivedεἰσήλθομενeisēlthomenG1525inεἰςeisG1519RomeῬώμην,RhōmēnG4516,τῷtōG3588PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972was permittedἐπετράπηepetrapēG2010to stayμένεινmeneinG3306byκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596himselfἑαυτὸνhe'autonG1438,withσὺνsunG4862τῷtōG3588a soldierστρατιώτῃ.¶stratiōtēG4757to guardφυλάσσοντιphulassontiG5442himαὐτὸνautonG846.
17δὲdeG1161ἘγένετοEgenetoG1096AfterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,heαὐτὸνautonG846called togetherσυγκαλέσασθαιsugkalesasthaiG4779theτοὺςtousG3588ὄνταςontasG1510leadersπρώτους·prōtousG4413of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453. WhenδὲdeG1161theyαὐτῶνautōnG846had gatheredσυνελθόντωνsunelthontōnG4905,he saidG2036toπρὸςprosG4314themαὐτούς·autousG846, “Brothersἄνδρες ἀδελφοί,andres adelphoiG435G80, althoughI have doneποιήσαςpoiēsasG4160nothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762againstἐναντίονenantionG1727ourτῷtōG3588peopleλαῷlaōG2992orἢēG2228theτοῖςtoisG3588customsἔθεσινethesinG1485τοῖςtoisG3588of our fathersπατρῴοις,patrōoisG3971,Iἐγώ,egōG1473was taken prisonerδέσμιοςdesmiosG1198inἐξexG1537JerusalemἹεροσολύμωνHi'erosolumōnG2414andhanded overπαρεδόθηνparedothēnG3860toεἰςeisG1519τὰςtasG3588χεῖραςcheirasG5495theτῶνtōnG3588RomansῬωμαίων,RhōmaiōnG4514.
18TheyοἵτινεςoitinesG3748examinedἀνακρίναντέςanakrinantesG350meG1473andwantedἐβούλοντοeboulontoG1014to releaseἀπολῦσαιapolusaiG630me,becauseδιὰdiaG1223there wasὑπάρχεινhuparcheinG5225noμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367τὸtoG3588basisαἰτίανaitianG156for a death sentenceθανάτουthanatouG2288againstἐνenG1722meG1473.
19ButδὲdeG1161whentheτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίωνIoudaiōnG2453objectedἀντιλεγόντωνantilegontōnG483,I was compelledἠναγκάσθηνēnagkasthēnG315to appeal toἐπικαλέσασθαιepikalesasthaiG1941CaesarΚαίσαραKaisaraG2541, even thoughὡςhōsG5613I haveἔχωνechōnG2192noοὐχouchG3756chargeτιtiG5100to bring againstκατηγορεῖν.katēgoreinG2723myG1473τοῦtouG3588nationἔθνουςethnousG1484.
20SoοὖνounG3767forδιὰdiaG1223thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588reasonαἰτίανaitianG156I have calledπαρεκάλεσαparekalesaG3870to seeG3708youὑμᾶςhumasG4771andκαὶkaiG2532speak withπροσλαλῆσαι·proslalēsaiG4354you. It isγὰρgarG1063because ofἕνεκενhenekenG1752theτῆςtēsG3588hopeἐλπίδοςelpidosG1680τοῦtouG3588of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474thatI am bound withπερίκειμαι.perikeimaiG4029thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588chainἅλυσινhalusinG254.”
21δὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588The leadersrepliedεἶπαν·eipanG2036πρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846, “WeG1473have not receivedοὔτε ἐδεξάμεθαoute edexamethaG1209G3777anylettersγράμματαgrammataG1121aboutπερὶperiG4012youσοῦsouG4771fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588JudeaἸουδαίας,IoudaiasG2449,norοὔτεouteG3777have anyτιςtisG5100of theτῶνtōnG3588brothersἀδελφῶνadelphōnG80from thereπαραγενόμενόςparagenomenosG3854reportedἀπήγγειλενapēngeilenG518or evenἢēG2228mentionedἐλάλησένelalēsenG2980anythingτιtiG5100badπονηρόν.ponēronG4190aboutπερὶperiG4012youσοῦsouG4771.
22ButδὲdeG1161we considerἀξιοῦμενaxioumenG515your viewsπαρὰ σοῦ ἃ φρονεῖς·para sou ha phroneisG3844G4771G3739G5426worth hearingἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191,becauseγὰρgarG1063μὲνmenG3303ἐστινestinG1510weG1473knowγνωστὸνgnōstonG1110thatὅτιhotiG3754peopleeverywhereπανταχοῦpantachouG3837are speaking againstἀντιλέγεται.¶antilegetaiG483περὶperiG4012thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588sectαἱρέσεωςhaireseōsG139.”
23SoδὲdeG1161they setΤαξάμενοιTaxamenoiG5021a dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250toαὐτῷautōG846meet with Paul, andmanyπλείονες,pleionesG4119peoplecameἦλθονēlthonG2064toπρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846εἰςeisG1519the placeτὴνtēnG3588he was stayingξενίανxenianG3578.He expoundedἐξετίθετοexetithetoG1620toοἷςhoisG3739themfromἀπόapoG575morningπρωῒprōiG4404toἕωςhe'ōsG2193eveningἑσπέρας.hesperasG2073,testifying aboutδιαμαρτυρόμενοςdiamarturomenosG1263theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316andτεteG5037persuadingπείθωνpeithōnG3982themαὐτοὺςautousG846aboutπερὶperiG4012τοῦtouG3588JesusἸησοῦ,IēsouG2424fromἀπὸapoG575τεteG5037theτοῦtouG3588LawνόμουnomouG3551of MosesΜωϋσέωςMōuseōsG3475andκαὶkaiG2532theτῶνtōnG3588ProphetsπροφητῶνprophētōnG4396.
25δὲdeG1161They disagreedἀσύμφωνοι ὄντεςasumphōnoi ontesG1510G800amongπρὸςprosG4314themselvesἀλλήλουςallēlousG240andbegan to leaveἀπελύοντοapeluontoG630τοῦtouG3588afterPaulΠαύλουPaulouG3972had madeεἰπόντοςeipontosG2036this finalἕν,henG1520statementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487ὅτιhotiG3754: “TheτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588HolyἅγιονhagionG40SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151was rightκαλῶςkalōsG2573when He spokeἐλάλησενelalēsenG2980toπρὸςprosG4314yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771τοῦtouG3588fathersπατέραςpaterasG3962throughδιὰdiaG1223IsaiahἨσαΐουĒsaiouG2268theτοὺςtousG3588prophetπροφήτουprophētouG4396:
26λέγων·legōnG3004‘GoπορεύθητιporeuthētiG4198toπρὸςprosG4314thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778τὸνtonG3588peopleλαὸνlaonG2992andκαὶkaiG2532sayεἰπόν·eiponG2036, “You will be ever hearingἀκοῇ ἀκούσετεakoēa akouseteG189G191butκαὶkaiG2532neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756G3361understandingσυνῆτε,sunēteG4920καὶkaiG2532;you will be ever seeingG991butκαὶkaiG2532neverοὐ μὴou mēG3756G3361perceivingG3708.”
27ForγὰρgarG1063thisτούτου,toutouG3778ἡhēG3588people’sλαοῦlaouG2992τοῦtouG3588heartκαρδίαkardiaG2588has grown callousἐπαχύνθηepachunthēG3975καὶkaiG2532;they hardly hearβαρέως ἤκουσανbareōs ēkousanG191G917withτοῖςtoisG3588theirearsὠσὶνōsinG3775,andκαὶkaiG2532they have closedἐκάμμυσαν·ekammusanG2576theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τοὺςtousG3588eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788.OtherwiseμήποτεmēpotepoteG3361G4219they might seeG3708withτοῖςtoisG3588theireyesὀφθαλμοῖςophthalmoisG3788καὶkaiG2532,hearἀκούσωσινakousōsinG191withτοῖςtoisG3588theirearsὠσὶνōsinG3775καὶkaiG2532,understandσυνῶσινsunōsinG4920withτῇtēaG3588theirheartsκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588,andκαὶkaiG2532turnἐπιστρέψωσινepistrepsōsinG1994,andκαὶkaiG2532I would healἰάσομαιiasomaiG2390themαὐτούς.¶autousG846.’
28BeἔστωestōG1510ὑμῖνhuminG4771advisedΓνωστὸνGnōstonG1110,thereforeοὖνounG3767,thatὅτιhotiG3754τοῦτοtoutoG3778τοῖςtoisG3588τὸtoG3588God’sθεοῦ,theouG2316salvationG4992has been sentἀπεστάληapestalēG649to theτοῦtouG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,andκαὶkaiG2532theyαὐτοὶautoiG846will listenἀκούσονται.akousontaiG191!”
30δὲdeG1161Paulstayed thereἘνέμεινενEnemeinenG1696two full yearsδιετίαν ὅληνdietian holēnG1333G3650inἐνenG1722his ownἰδίῳidiōG2398rented houseμισθώματιmisthōmatiG3410καὶkaiG2532,welcomingἀπεδέχετοapedechetoG588allπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588cameεἰσπορευομένουςeisporeuomenousG1531toπρὸςprosG4314visithimαὐτὸνautonG846.
31Boldlyμετὰ πάσης παρρησίαςmeta pasēs parrēsiasG3326G3956G3954andfreelyἀκωλύτως.¶akōlutōsG209he proclaimedκηρύσσωνkērussōnG2784theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316andκαὶkaiG2532taughtδιδάσκωνdidaskōnG1321τὰtaG3588aboutπερὶperiG4012theτοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.
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
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