Acts 28:17 BSB — MannaFest

Acts 28:17

After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

BSB

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ASV

And it came to pass, that after three days he called together those that were the chief of the Jews: and when they were come together, he said unto them, I, brethren, though I had done nothing against the people, or the customs of our fathers, yet was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans:

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Paul called the chief of the Jews - He probably had two objects in this: one was to vindicate himself from the suspicion of crime, or to convince them that the charges alleged against him were false; and the other, to explain to them the gospel of Christ. In accordance with his custom everywhere, he seized the earliest opportunity of making the gospel known to his own countrymen; and he naturally supposed that charges highly unfavorable to his character had been sent forward against him to the Jews at Rome by those in Judea.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

And after three days - Given to rest and prayer, Paul called the chief of the Jews together - He always sought the Jews first; but being now bound, he could not so conveniently go round to them.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

We have seen that long before this a flourishing Christian Church existed at Rome, to which Paul wrote his Epistle (see on Ac 20:3), and the first members of which were probably Jewish converts and proselytes. (See Introduction to Romans.) yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans--the Roman authorities, Felix and Festus.

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Original language & word study

40 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἐγένετο	Egeneto	It came to pass	G1096 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
μετὰ	meta	after	G3326 →
ἡμέρας	hēmeras	days	G2250 →
τρεῖς	treis	three	G5140 →
συγκαλέσασθαι	sugkalesasthai	calling together	G4779 →
αὐτὸν	auton	he	G846 →
τοὺς	tous	those	G3588 →
ὄντας	ontas	being	G1510 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
Ἰουδαίων	Ioudaiōn	Jews	G2453 →
πρώτους·	prōtous	leaders;	G4413 →
συνελθόντων	sunelthontōn	When they were assembling	G4905 →
δὲ	de	then	G1161 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	they	G846 →
ἔλεγεν	elegen	he was saying	G3004 →
πρὸς	pros	to	G4314 →
αὐτούς·	autous	them;	G846 →
ἐγώ,	egō	I myself,	G1473 →
ἄνδρες	andres	men	G435 →
ἀδελφοί,	adelphoi	brothers	G80 →
οὐδὲν	ouden	no [thing]	G3762 →
ἐναντίον	enantion	against	G1727 →
ποιήσας	poiēsas	having done	G4160 →
τῷ	tō	the	G3588 →
λαῷ	laō	people	G2992 →
ἢ	ē	or	G2228 →
τοῖς	tois	against the	G3588 →
ἔθεσιν	ethesin	customs	G1485 →
τοῖς	tois	<the>	G3588 →
πατρῴοις,	patrōois	of our fathers,	G3971 →
δέσμιος	desmios	a prisoner	G1198 →
ἐξ	ex	from	G1537 →
Ἱεροσολύμων	Hi'erosolumōn	Jerusalem	G2414 →
παρεδόθην	paredothēn	was delivered	G3860 →
εἰς	eis	into	G1519 →
τὰς	tas	the	G3588 →
χεῖρας	cheiras	hands	G5495 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
Ῥωμαίων,	Rhōmaiōn	Romans,	G4514 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Acts 6:14
For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
leads to
- Daniel 9:26
  Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end…
- Acts 21:21
  But they are under the impression that you teach all the Jews who live among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, telling them not to circumcise their children or observe our customs.
- Hebrews 12:26–28
  At that time His voice shook the earth, but now He has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth, but heaven as well.”
- Acts 15:1
  Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
- Galatians 4:3–5
  So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles of the world.
Through
Acts 25:8
Then Paul made his defense: “I have committed no offense against the law of the Jews or against the temple or against Caesar.”
leads to
- Acts 24:12
  Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.
Through
Acts 22:5
as the high priest and the whole Council can testify about me. I even obtained letters from them to their brothers in Damascus, and I was on my way to apprehend these people and…
leads to
- Acts 9:1–2
  Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
Through
Acts 25:10
Paul replied, “I am standing before the judgment seat of Caesar, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 4:2
  Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to…

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