Acts 28:21

Then they said to him, “We neither received letters from Judea about you, nor did any of the brothers come and report or say anything bad about you.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20Because of my appeal, then, I have asked to see you and to speak with you. It is because of the certain hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”

22But we want to hear from you what you think about this sect, because it is known by us that it is spoken against everywhere.”

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Cross References

Isaiah 41:11See, they will be ashamed and disgraced, all who have been angry with you; 1 they will be as nothing and will perish, those who oppose you. 1

Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; 1 and you will condemn everyone who accuses you. 1 This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their vindication from me—this is Yahweh's declaration.”

Matthew Henry on Acts 28:18-23

Paul at Rome. 17 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 the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. 18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me. 19 But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cæsar; not that I… Read the whole commentary →

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