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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Where we found brethren, — There were some Christians there. See how soon the gospel had spread as far as to this sea-port town; probably some Christian sailors carried it there. Blessed will it be when the ships of Tarshish shall bear not only men specially set apart as missionaries, but when every sailor shall be a missionary for Christ. “We...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And from thence,.... That is, from Rome, whither they were going: when the brethren heard of us; when the Christians at Rome heard that the apostle and his friends were landed at Puteoli, and were on their journey to Rome: these were the members of the church at Rome; for there was a church state here before this time. The apostle had before this...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and the three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage. It must have cheered his heart to see that there were some who loved him sufficiently to make a weary tramp along the Appian Road, to meet him, and salute him in the name of their...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when we came to Rome,.... To the city itself: the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard; or general of the army; or, as some think, the governor of the "praetorian" band of soldiers, who attended the emperor as his guards: his name is thought to have been Burrhus Afranius; to him Julius the centurion delivered all the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. This was a great favor, no doubt, but do not forget that he had to have his right hand chained to the left hand of the soldier day and night and that was not very pleasant either for...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And it came to pass, that after three days,.... From his first coming to Rome, when he had hired himself a house, or lodging, and was settled in it, and was rested from the fatigue of his voyage and journey: Paul called the chief of the Jews together: he sent to the principal men among them; for though the Jews, were expelled from Rome in the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And it came to pass, that after three days — That was quick work; he had only got into his house three days when he began to work: “After three days” — Act_28:17. Paul called the chief of the Jews together: — There are said to have been seven synagogues in Rome at that time, so the apostle sent for a number of the chief men in the various...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me. But when the Jews spake...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Who when they had examined me,.... About the things laid to his charge, had heard what his accusers had to object to him, and the defence he made for himself: would have let [me] go; released him from his bonds, and set him at liberty to go where he pleased: because there was no cause of death in me; no crime proved upon him, which was worthy of...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But when the Jews spake against it,.... His being cleared and dismissed, and desired he might be sent back to Jerusalem, to be tried and judged there, to which Festus seemed inclined: I was constrained to appeal to Caesar; to prevent the design of the Jews upon him, which was to way lay him and kill him, or by what ways they could, right or wrong,...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
For this cause therefore have I called for you,.... To let them know the true state of his case; that though he was a prisoner, it was not for any crime he had done, much less any of a capital nature; and that as he was no scandal to his country, so neither did he intend to raise any against it, or say or do anything which might bring it into...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
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 be allowed: we neither received letters out of Judea concerning thee: which was very much, that the high priest and sanhedrim had not wrote to the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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. But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that everywhere it is spoken against. Although men did not understand it, they spoke against it. This is...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest,.... What was his opinion and judgment, concerning the Messiah, whether he was come or not, and whether Jesus of Nazareth was he; and concerning other principles relating to him, embraced by the Christians; and what he had to say for the clearing up, proving, and confirming his sentiments about...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when they had appointed him a day,.... When they should meet together, and when both sides might be better prepared to enter into a conversation on the subject of Christianity; and when there might be an opportunity for a more numerous assembly to hear: there came many to him into his lodging; the same very likely with his own hired house,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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 It was a long and blessed day, a grand opportunity for Paul thus to be able hour after hour to...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And some believed the things which were spoken,.... By him, concerning the kingdom of God and Jesus Christ; even as many as were ordained unto eternal life, and to whom it was given to believe; for faith is the gift of God, and which comes by hearing of the word, when it is attended with a divine power; and then it is not only notionally...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And some believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, saying, go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And when they agreed not among themselves,.... One part believing what was said, and the other disbelieving; and such a division is the usual effect of the Gospel ministry; see Lu 12:51. Or this may be understood of the unbelieving party, who though they agreed in the main that Jesus was not the Messiah, yet might have different sentiments of the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Saying, go unto this people, and say,.... A message sent in wrath and judgment to the people of Israel, rejected from being the people of God, a "lo ammi" being written upon them; and therefore God does not call them "his", but "this" people: and this message was sent by an evangelical prophet, who foretold, in the clearest manner, the Messiah's...