King James Version · Under Rome
Acts 28
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And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called . And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a , and received us every one, because of the present , and because of the cold. And when had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the , there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a , whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet suffereth not to live. And he shook off into the , and felt no harm. Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their , and said that he was a . In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was ; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. And it came to pass, that of lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom entered in, and , and on him, and healed him. So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary. And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was . 12And landing at , we tarried there three days. And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to : and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to : Where we found brethren, and were to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward . 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 saw, he thanked , and took courage. And when we came to , the centurion the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but was suffered to by himself with a soldier that kept him. And it came to pass, that after three days called the chief of the together: 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 prisoner from into the hands of the . Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of in me. But when the spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of. For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the of Israel I am bound with this chain. And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. But we to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified of , persuading them concerning , both out of of , and out of , from morning till evening. And some the things which were spoken, and some not. And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that had spoken one word, Well spake the Ghost by the unto our fathers, Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: For of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their , and should be converted, and I should heal them. Be it known therefore unto you, that the of is sent unto the , and that they will hear it. 29And when he had said these words, the departed, and had great reasoning among themselves. 30And dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, Preaching of , and teaching those things which concern , with all confidence, no man forbidding him.
The 1611 translation, public domain. Its original printing included the Apocrypha, which is why the deuterocanonical books can be read here. Notes and cards are EKLI’s own.
The world at this moment · Under Rome, 63 BC to AD 100 ›
Judea as a client kingdom and then a province. Roads, garrisons, taxes, crucifixion, and a common Greek language that let a message travel the empire faster than any before it.
- Rome
- The republic tears itself apart in civil war and comes out as an empire under Augustus. What follows is two centuries of relative peace across the whole Mediterranean, enforced by legions and paid for by taxes, with safe roads and safe sea lanes. Every one of Paul's journeys depends on that.
- Judea
- Governed first through Herod the Great, a client king of enormous ability and enormous brutality who rebuilds the temple into one of the wonders of the ancient world, then directly by Roman prefects. Crucifixion is the standard penalty for sedition and is used often and publicly.
- The wider world
- Greek is spoken from Spain to Syria, which means a letter written in Corinth can be read in Rome without translation. Jewish communities already exist in most major cities, which is where the first Christian preaching lands. Mystery religions, imperial cult, and philosophy all compete in the same marketplace.
- Further afield
- The Han dynasty rules China and trades silk westward along routes that touch the Roman world at second hand. In Britain the Roman conquest begins within a decade of the crucifixion.