Paul’s Arrival at Rome

11 After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island—it was an Alexandrian ship(A) with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. 12 We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. 13 From there we set sail and arrived at Rhegium. The next day the south wind came up, and on the following day we reached Puteoli. 14 There we found some brothers and sisters(B) who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome. 15 The brothers and sisters(C) there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged. 16 When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.(D)

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Rome at Last

11 After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island, with the Twin Brothers[a] as its figurehead. 12 Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed three days. 13 From there, after making a circuit along the coast,[b] we reached Rhegium. After one day a south wind sprang up, and the second day we came to Puteoli. 14 There we found believers[c](A) and were invited to stay with them for seven days.

And so we came to Rome. 15 Now the believers[d] from there had heard the news about us and had come to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage. 16 When we entered Rome,[e] Paul was permitted to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 28:11 Gk Dioscuri, twin sons of Zeus
  2. Acts 28:13 Other mss read From there, casting off,
  3. Acts 28:14 Lit brothers
  4. Acts 28:15 Lit brothers
  5. Acts 28:16 Other mss add the centurion turned the prisoners over to the military commander; but