Acts 28:17-29

Revised Geneva Translation

¹⁷ And three days later, Paul called the chief of the Jews together. And when they had come, he said to them, “Men! Brothers! Though I have committed nothing against the people or Laws of the Fathers, I was delivered as a prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

¹⁸ “After they examined me, they wanted to let me go because there was no reason to put me to death.

¹⁹ “But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar (not because I had anything of which to accuse my people).

²⁰ “For this reason, therefore, I have called for you (to see you and to speak with you): for the hope of Israel’s sake, I am bound with this chain.”

²¹ Then they said to him, “We neither received letters out of Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brothers who came showed or spoken any evil of you.

²² “But we will hear what you think. For as concerning this sect, we know that it is contradicted everywhere.”

²³ And when they had arranged a day, many came to him at his lodging. And he explained to them, testifying of the Kingdom of God and persuading them of those things that concern Jesus (both out of the Law of Moses and out of the Prophets) from morning to night.

²⁴ And some were persuaded by the things which were spoken. And some did not believe.

²⁵ Therefore, not being in agreement among themselves, they left after Paul had spoken one word: “The Holy Ghost spoke well to our Fathers by Isaiah the Prophet,

²⁶ “saying, ‘Go to this people, and say, “By hearing you shall hear, and shall not understand, and seeing you shall see, and not perceive.

²⁷ “For the heart of this people has grown fat. And their ears are dull of hearing. And their eyes they have closed, or else they would see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and would return so that I might heal them.”’

²⁸ “Therefore, be it known to you that this salvation by God is sent to the Gentiles. And they shall hear it.”

²⁹ And when he had said these things, the Jews departed, and had great disputes among themselves.