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Verse Acts 28:21. _WE NEITHER RECEIVED LETTERS_, c.] This is very
strange, and shows us that the Jews knew their cause to be _hopeless_,
and therefore did not send it forward to Rome. They wished for...
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WE NEITHER RECEIVED LETTERS ... - Why the Jews in Judea had not
forwarded the accusation against Paul to their brethren at Rome, that
they might continue the prosecution before the emperor, is not kno...
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CHAPTER 28
_ 1. In the Island of Melita (Acts 28:1)._
2. The arrival in Rome (Acts 28:11).
3. Paul calling the chief of the Jews and his message (Acts 28:17).
Melita, which means “honey,” is the is...
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INTERVIEW WITH THE JEWS AT ROME.
Acts 28:30 is continuous with Acts 28:16. In Acts 28:17 the programme
ascribed to Paul in Ac., that he addresses the Jews first, the
Gentiles when the Jews have proved...
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WELCOME AT MALTA (Acts 28:1-6)...
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When we arrived in Rome, permission was given to Paul to stay in his
own house with the soldier who was his guard. After three days he
invited the leaders of the Jews to come to see him. When they had...
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NEITHER. Greek. _oute._
LETTERS. Greek. _gramma,_. letter of the alphabet. In plural
"writings". This and Galatians 1:6; Galatians 1:11 are the only places
where it is used of an epistle, the usual w...
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_letters out of_[_R. V._from] _Judea concerning thee_ This may easily
be understood. For no ship starting later than that in which St Paul
sailed was likely to have arrived in Rome before he reached t...
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ST PAUL’S INTERVIEW WITH THE JEWS IN ROME...
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ΟΥ̓́ΤΕ ΓΡΆΜΜΑΤΑ ΠΕΡῚ ΣΟΥ͂
ἘΔΕΞΆΜΕΘΑ�, _neither letters from Judæa concerning thee_.
This may easily be understood. For no ship starting later than that in
which St Paul sailed was likely to have arriv...
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_PAUL'S CONFERENCE WITH THE JEWS ACTS 28:17-22:_ Immediately after
Paul reached Rome (three days), he called together some of the Jews.
He explained that he had done nothing against the Jews or the cu...
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AT ROME. Acts 28:16-31.
Acts 28:16
And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself
with the soldier that guarded him.
Acts 28:17
And it came to pass, that after three days he c...
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21, 22. The response of the Jews was candid and becoming. (21) "_And
they said to him, We have neither received letters from Judea
concerning you, nor has any of the brethren who had come reported or...
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And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea
concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake
any harm of thee.
And they said unto him, We neither received...
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9 Three months busy with blessing thus came out of the catastrophe.
Had the ship wintered in Cnidus, as they had wished, or at Ideal
Harbors, as Paul proposed, the ship and cargo might indeed have bee...
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ST. PAUL IN ROME (28:16-31)
16. The captain of the guard] either the captain of the prætorian
guard (_proefectus proetorio_), or, more probably, the captain of the
troops called _frumentarii_, whose...
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ST. PAUL A PRISONER AT ROME
1. They.. they] RV 'we.. we.' MELITA] RM 'Melitene.' Melita is
certainly Malta, and not (as has been erroneously supposed) Meleda off
the Illyrian coast. Tradition correct...
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It is somewhat strange that the chief priests did not write. Perhaps
they did, but the letter was delayed, or miscarried....
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 28
ON THE ISLAND CALLED MALTA, 28:1-10
V1 We arrived on the shore. We discovered that the island was called
Malta. V2 The people who lived ther...
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WE NEITHER RECEIVED LETTERS OUT OF JUDSEA CONCERNING THEE... — It
seems strange at first that no tidings should have come from Jerusalem
of what had passed there in connection with St. Paul’s imprison...
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πρὸς αὐτὸν : the emphatic position of the words may
indicate, as Weiss suggests, that as Paul had spoken to them up to
this point of a personal matter, so they in reply spoke with a like
reference. αὔ...
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PREACHING IN THE WORLD'S CAPITAL
Acts 28:21
It was one of the earliest cares of Paul to summon the leading members
of the Jewish community, that he might explain to them his position.
He made clear t...
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On land new perils threatened. While gathering sticks for a fire, a
viper fastened on the apostle's hand. Shaking it off, he was unharmed.
This convinced those who watched that he was divine, and they...
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After three days in Rome, Paul called for the leaders of the Jews. He
explained to them that he was in Rome because of charges brought
against him by their brethren in Jerusalem. The authorities had w...
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And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of
the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto
them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against th...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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21._Neither by letters. _The priests and scribes did not hold their
peace, because they were become more gentle towards Paul, or to the
end they might spare him; that proceeded rather of contempt, o...
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At Melita we find him again exercising his accustomed power among that
barbarous people. One sees that God is with him. Evangelisation does
not, however, appear in the account of his sojourn there, or...
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AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM,.... That is, the chief men of the Jews at
Rome, whom Paul had called together, replied; either in a lying and
dissembling way, or as expressing matter of fact; which last may b...
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And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judaea
concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake
any harm of thee.
Ver. 21. _We neither received letters_] Not...
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_And they said, We_ have _neither received letters_, &c. There must
have been a particular providence in this; _neither any of the
brethren_, (the Jews,) _that came_ from Judea, _showed or spake any
h...
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Paul testifies of the kingdom of God:...
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AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM, WE NEITHER RECEIVED LETTERS OUT OF JUDEA
CONCERNING THEE, NEITHER ANY OF THE BRETHREN THAT CAME SHOWED OR SPAKE
ANY HARM OF THEE....
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Very soon contacting inhabitants, they found that the island was
called Melita, present day Malta. The people are called "barbarous,"
which only means they were not Greek or Jewish -- not the cultured...
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THEN THEY SAID TO HIM, " WE NEITHER RECEIVED LETTERS FROM JUDEA
CONCERNING YOU, NOR HAVE ANY OF THE BRETHREN WHO CAME REPORTED OR
SPOKEN ANY EVIL OF YOU.
1. The Jews respond by saying they have no in...
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"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" These Jews claimed that they had received no communic...
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17-22 It was for the honour of Paul that those who examined his case,
acquitted him. In his appeal he sought not to accuse his nation, but
only to clear himself. True Christianity settles what is of...
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The high priest, and the rest of them that had persecuted Paul, did
either despond of their cause, when it should come to be impartially
heard; or were supine and negligent in a matter which they pret...
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21, 22. The response of the Jews was candid and becoming. (21) "_ And
they said to him, We have neither received letters from Judea
concerning you, nor has any of the brethren who had come reported or...
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Acts 28:21 Then G1161 said G2036 (G5627) to G4314 him G846 We G2249
neither G3777 received G1209 ...
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‘And they said to him, “We have neither received letters from
Judaea concerning you, nor did any of the brethren come here and
report or speak any harm of you.” '
They then informed him that no letter...
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Acts 28:21. AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM, WE NEITHER RECEIVED LETTERS OUT OF
JUDÆA CONCERNING THEE, NEITHER ANY OF THE BRETHREN THAT CAME SHOWED
OR SPAKE ANY HARM OF THEE. This reply of the Roman Jews was m...
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LETTERS
(γραμματα). Official documents from the Sanhedrin about the
charges against Paul.ANY HARM OF THEE
(τ περ σου πονηρον).EVIL
(πονηρον). The three aorists (εδεξαμεθα,
απηγγειλεν, ελαλησεν)...
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Acts 28:1. _And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island
was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little
kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, bec...
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CONTENTS: The landing at Melita. Miracle of the viper's bite. Healing
of Publius' father. Paul's arrival at Rome and his ministry there to
the Jews. Paul turns to the Gentiles.
CHARACTERS: Jesus, Hol...
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Acts 28:1. _Melita,_ now Malta. This island seems to have been
inhabited by runaways, for _melim,_ in the language of Carthage, is to
escape. It was inhabited by a colony of refugees from Carthage, a...
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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...
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_After three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together._
PAUL’S FIRST CONFERENCE WITH THE JEWISH CHIEFS
Note--
I. His address. In justifying himself he states--
1. That his captivity was not...
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_And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to
the captain of the guard._
ROME AS SEEN BY PAUL
Within a circuit of little more than twelve miles more than two
millions of inhabit...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 28:17. The best authorities omit PAUL. THE CHIEF OF THE
JEWS.—Better, _those that were the chief_ (first, or principal men)
_of the Jews_, or, otherwise, those that were of th...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 28:1
We for _they, _A.V. and T.R. (twice). WAS CALLED. It reads as if it
was the answer to their question to the natives, "What is this island
called?" MELITA. That Melita is the isla...
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Tonight we'd like to just go through the twenty-eighth chapter of Acts
and finish this book so that next Sunday night we move into the first
two Chapter s of Romans. That's your reading assignment for...
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Exodus 11:7; Isaiah 41:11; Isaiah 50:8; Isaiah 54:17...
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We have neither received letters concerning thee — There must have
been a peculiar providence in this, nor has any of the brethren —
The Jews, related — Professedly, in a set discourse, or spoke —
Occ...
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Observe here, 1. The advantage which the apostle had to preach the
gospel to these Jews at Rome: they assure him that they had
entertained no prejudice against his person; for they had received no
let...