Acts 28:17-22

After three days. Notice he could not "sit still." Likely the first three days had been spent visiting with the believers. Now he gets down to work! The local Jewish leaders. About the time Christ was born, there were 8,000 Jews in Rome. Emperor Claudius had ejected them in 50 A.D. (Acts 18:2), but they had been allowed to return in a short time. Just now, Nero's wife Poppaea was a "Gentile converted to Judaism." The leaders would include synagogue elders, teachers of the Law, and the heads of the most important families. My brothers! Luke may give us a condensed version of what Paul says, or Paul may have said it just like this. He explains why he is a prisoner. For the sake of him. The hope if Israel was the Messiah! See note on Acts 22:22. We have not received any letters. That is, any official word about Paul. They certainly knew of him and the charges made against him. But we would like to hear your ideas. What they have heard makes them want to find out more about Paul's teaching. People speak against. Such people as those Jews who wanted to kill Paul. But the foundation was then being laid for the horrible things Emperor Nero would do to persecute the Christians in just a few years.