Acts 28:23

Acts 28:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
• New International Version (NIV)They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of God, and from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets he tried to persuade them about Jesus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, to whom he explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till evening.

Context of Acts 28:23

21They said to him, “We have neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brethren come here and reported or spoken anything bad about you. 22But we desire to hear from you what your views are; for concerning this sect, it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.” When they had set a day for Paul, they came to him at his lodging in large numbers; and he was explaining to them by solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, from both the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening. 24Some were being persuaded by the things spoken, but others would not believe. 25And when they did not agree with one another, they began leaving after Paul had spoken one parting word, “The Holy Spirit rightly spoke through Isaiah the prophet to your fathers,

Acts 28:23 word by word

Ταξάμενοι δὲ αὐτῷ ἡμέραν ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν ξενίαν πλείονες, οἷς ἐξετίθετο διαμαρτυρόμενος τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ, πείθων τε αὐτοὺς περὶ τοῦ Ἰησοῦ, ἀπό τε τοῦ νόμου Μωϋσέως καὶ τῶν προφητῶν ἀπὸ πρωῒ ἕως ἑσπέρας.Read the interlinear

• When they had setτάσσωtassō · to appointG5021
• a dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• for Paul, they cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• his lodgingξενίαxenia · lodgingG3578
• in largeπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• and he was explainingἐκτίθημιektithēmi · to explain/exposeG1620
• to them by solemnlyδιαμαρτύρομαιdiamarturomai · to testify solemnlyG1263
• about the kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• and trying to persuadeπείθωpeithō · to persuadeG3982
• them concerningπερίperi · aboutG4012
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• from bothτεte · and/bothG5037
• the Lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551
• of MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• and from the Prophetsπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• from morningπρωΐprōi · earlyG4404
• untilἕωςheōs · untilG2193
• eveningἑσπέραhespera · eveningG2073

Cross-references for Acts 28:23

• Philemon 1:2and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:
• Acts 17:2And according to Paul’s custom, he went to them, and for three Sabbaths reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
• Acts 18:4And he was reasoning in the synagogue every Sabbath and trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.
• Acts 19:8And he entered the synagogue and continued speaking out boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading them about the kingdom of God.
• Acts 26:22So, having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying both to small and great, stating nothing but what the Prophets and Moses said was going to take place;
• Acts 26:6And now I am standing trial for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers;
• Luke 24:26Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and to enter into His glory?”
• Acts 20:9And there was a young man named Eutychus sitting on the window sill, sinking into a deep sleep; and as Paul kept on talking, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third floor and was picked up dead.
• John 4:34Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work.

Commentaries on Acts 28:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23To whom he expounded - the kingdom of God - To whom he showed that the reign of the Messiah was to be a spiritual reign; and that Jesus, whom the Jewish rulers had lately crucified, was the true Messiah, who should rule in this spiritual kingdom. These two points were probably those on which he expatiated from morning to evening, proving both out of the law and out of the prophets. How easily Jesus, as the Messiah, and his spiritual kingdom, might be…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Appointed him a day - A day when they would hear him. Into his lodging - To the house where he resided, Acts 28:30. He expounded - He explained or declared the principles of the Christian religion. And testified the kingdom of God - Bore witness to, or declared the principles and doctrines of the reign of the Messiah. See the notes on Matthew 3:2. Persuading them concerning Jesus - Endeavoring to convince them that Jesus was the Messiah. Both out of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23-31Verses 23-31 Paul persuaded the Jews concerning Jesus. Some were wrought upon by the word, and others hardened; some received the light, and others shut their eyes against it. And the same has always been the effect of the gospel. Paul parted with them, observing that the Holy Ghost had well described their state. Let all that hear the gospel, and do not heed it, tremble at their doom; for who shall heal them, if God does not? The Jews had afterwards much…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23Paul explained how Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament hopes for the kingdom of God. This was the main theme of the preaching of Jesus (Mark 1:14–15; see Matthew 4:12–17; Luke 4:14–21, 43). Paul used the Old Testament Scriptures to show that Jesus was the promised Messiah.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 23-2423-24. there came many--"considerable numbers" into his lodging--The word denotes one's place of stay as a guest (Phm 22), not "his own hired house," mentioned in Ac 28:30. Some Christian friends--possibly Aquila and Priscilla, who had returned to Rome (Ro 16:3), would be glad to receive him, though he would soon find himself more at liberty in a house of his own. to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God--opening up the great spiritual…Read the comment

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• God
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• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Kingdom of God
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• Compass
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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