Acts 28:15,16

The brothers in Rome heard about us. They already had Paul's Letter to the Romans, and probably there were some of his own converts in this group. His week in Puteoli gives them time to hear and come to meet him on the road. Market of Appius is forty-three miles from Rome. Three Inns is thirty-three miles from Rome. From Puteoli to Rome is about 135 miles. He thanked God. Paul is a prisoner, traveling on the crowded Appian Way. He is happy to see the brothers from Rome. Paul was allowed to live by himself. He was not put in prison with the others. This was God's providence!!! It is not likely Paul expected to come to Rome as a prisoner of the Roman government. But look at the results! He was permitted to live in the city, and he had an armed guard with him at all times (something he could not have bought). He was chained to the guard with a light chain, but he could and did talk freely with all who came to him. He could preach and teach, and those Jews who were his enemies could not touch him!!!