³⁹ and through Him everyone who believes [who acknowledges Jesus as Lord and Savior and follows Him] is ^[a]justified and declared free of guilt from all things, from which you could not be justified and freed of guilt through the Law of Moses.

⁵ But some from the sect of the Pharisees who had believed [in Jesus as the Messiah] stood up and said, “It is necessary to circumcise the Gentile converts and to direct them to observe the Law of Moses.”

²³ When they had set a day for Paul, they came to his lodging in large numbers. And he carefully explained [Christianity] to them from morning until evening, solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God and trying to persuade them concerning Jesus, both from the Law of Moses and from the [writings of the] Prophets.

Safe at Malta

28 After we were safe [on land], we found out that the island was called ^[a]Malta.