Acts 28:16

Acts 28:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
• New International Version (NIV)When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when we came into Rome, Paul was allowed to stay by himself, with the soldier who guarded him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard; but Paul was permitted to dwell by himself with the soldier who guarded him.

Context of Acts 28:16

14There we found some brothers and sisters, and we were invited to stay with them for seven days. And in this way we came to Rome. 15Now the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he gave thanks to God and took courage. When we entered Rome, Paul was permitted to remain in his own quarters, with a soldier guarding him. 17It happened that after three days, Paul called together those who were the prominent Jewish leaders. When they had gathered he said to them, “Brothers, although I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. 18When they examined me, they wanted to release me because there was no basis for the death penalty.

Acts 28:16 word by word

Ὅτε δὲ εἰσήλθομεν εἰς Ῥώμην, ἐπετράπη τῷ Παύλῳ μένειν καθ᾽ ἑαυτὸν σὺν τῷ φυλάσσοντι αὐτὸν στρατιώτῃ.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• we cameἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• RomeῬώμηRhōmē · RomeG4516
• the centurionὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchēs hekatontarchos · centurionG1543
• deliveredπαραδίδωμιparadidōmi · to deliverG3860
• the prisonersδέσμιοςdesmios · prisonerG1198
• to the captain of the guardστρατοπεδάρχηςstratopedarchēs · commanderG4759
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• was sufferedἐπιτρέπωepitrepō · to permitG2010
• to dwellμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• byκατάkata · according toG2596
• himselfἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• a soldierστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
• that keptφυλάσσωphulassō · to keep/guard: guardG5442
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Acts 28:16

• Acts 2:10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and parts of Libya toward Cyrene, and visitors from Rome
• Acts 18:2There he found a Jewish man named Aquila—a native of Pontus having recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all Jewish people to leave Rome. Paul went to see them;
• Acts 19:21Now after these things were accomplished, Paul resolved in the Ruach to go to Jerusalem after passing through Macedonia and Achaia, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
• Acts 23:11The following night the Lord stood beside Paul and said, “Take courage! For just as you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome!”
• Romans 1:7To all those in Rome, loved by God, called to be kedoshim: Grace to you and shalom from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah!
• Romans 15:22For this reason I was often hindered from coming to you.
• Revelation 17:9“This calls for a mind having wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman is seated. They are also seven kings—
• Acts 27:3The next day we set down at Sidon. Julius, treating Paul kindly, let him go to his friends to receive care.
• Genesis 37:36Meanwhile the Midianites sold him into Egypt, to Potiphar an official of Pharaoh, the commander of the bodyguards.
• 2 Kings 25:8Now on the seventh day of the fifth month—which was the nineteenth year of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon—Nebuzaradan, the captain of the imperial guard, officer of the Babylonian king, came to Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 40:2Now the captain of the guard had taken Jeremiah and said to him: “Adonai your God pronounced this evil against this place,
• Acts 28:30Paul remained two whole years in his own rented quarters and continued to welcome all who came to him—
• Acts 24:23Then he gave the centurion orders for Paul to be kept in custody and yet have some freedom, and not to prevent any of his friends from attending to his needs.
• Genesis 39:21But Adonai was with Joseph and extended kindness to him and gave him favor in the eyes of the commander of the prison.

Commentaries on Acts 28:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The captain of the guard - ͅ . This word properly means the commander of a camp; but it signifies the prefect, or commander of the pretorian cohorts, or emperor's guards. Tacitus (Annal. lib. iv. cap. 2) informs us that, in the reign of Tiberius, Sejanus, who was then prefect of these troops, did, in order to accomplish his ambitious designs, cause them to be assembled from their quarters in the city, and stationed in a fortified camp near it; so that…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The captain of the guard - The commander of the Praetorian cohort, or guard. The custom was, that those who were sent from the provinces to Rome for trial were delivered to the custody of this guard. The name of the prefect or captain of the guard at this time was Burrhus Afranius (Tacitus, History, 12,42,1). But Paul was suffered … - Evidently by the permission of the centurion, whose favor he had so much conciliated on the voyage. See Acts 27:43. With a…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. 16They allowed Paul to have private quarters, with a soldier to guard him. Even though Paul traveled in chains, “the word of God cannot be chained!” (2 Timothy 2:9). Paul was possibly treated well because of his social status or Roman citizenship (compare Acts 16:37–38; 22:25–28).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. when we came to Rome--the renowned capital of the ancient world, situated on the Tiber. the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard--the Prætorian Prefect, to whose custody, as commander of the Prætorian guard, the highest military authority in the city, were committed all who were to come before the emperor for trial. Ordinarily there were two such prefects; but from A.D. 51 to 62, one distinguished general--Burrus Aframus, who…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 28:16

• Armies
• Paul
• Prisoners
• Soldiers

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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