Acts 28 ISV NLT Parallel

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1When we were safely on shore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

1Once we were safe on shore, we learned that we were on the island of Malta.

2The people who lived there were unusually kind to us. It had started to rain and was cold, so they started a bonfire and invited us to join them around it.

2The people of the island were very kind to us. It was cold and rainy, so they built a fire on the shore to welcome us.

3Paul gathered a bundle of sticks and put it on the fire. A poisonous snake was forced out by the heat and attached itself to Paul's hand.

3As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire, a poisonous snake, driven out by the heat, bit him on the hand.

4When the people who lived there saw the snake hanging from his hand, they told one another, "This man must be a murderer! He may have escaped from the sea, but Justice won't let him live."

4The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other, “A murderer, no doubt! Though he escaped the sea, justice will not permit him to live.”

5But he shook the snake into the fire and wasn't harmed.

5But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed.

6They were expecting him to swell up or suddenly drop dead, but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a god.

6The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead. But when they had waited a long time and saw that he wasn’t harmed, they changed their minds and decided he was a god.

7The governor of the island, whose name was Publius, owned estates in that part of the island. He welcomed us and entertained us with great hospitality for three days.

7Near the shore where we landed was an estate belonging to Publius, the chief official of the island. He welcomed us and treated us kindly for three days.

8The father of Publius happened to be sick in bed with fever and dysentery. Paul went to him, prayed, and healed him by placing his hands on him.

8As it happened, Publius’s father was ill with fever and dysentery. Paul went in and prayed for him, and laying his hands on him, he healed him.

9After that had happened, the rest of the sick people on the island went to him and were healed.

9Then all the other sick people on the island came and were healed.

10The islanders honored us in many ways, and when we were about to sail again, they supplied us with everything we needed.

10As a result we were showered with honors, and when the time came to sail, people supplied us with everything we would need for the trip. Paul Arrives at Rome

11Three months later, we continued our sailing onboard an Alexandrian ship that had spent the winter at the island. It had the Twin Brothers as its figurehead.

11It was three months after the shipwreck that we set sail on another ship that had wintered at the island—an Alexandrian ship with the twin gods as its figurehead.

12We stopped at Syracuse and stayed there for three days.

12Our first stop was Syracuse, where we stayed three days.

13Then we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. A day later, a south wind began to blow, and on the second day we came to Puteoli.

13From there we sailed across to Rhegium. A day later a south wind began blowing, so the following day we sailed up the coast to Puteoli.

14There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. After this, we arrived in Rome.

14There we found some believers, who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome.

15The brothers there heard about us and came as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and felt encouraged.

15The brothers and sisters in Rome had heard we were coming, and they came to meet us at the Forum on the Appian Way. Others joined us at The Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and thanked God.

16When we came into Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with the soldier who was guarding him.

16When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to have his own private lodging, though he was guarded by a soldier. Paul Preaches at Rome under Guard

17Three days later, Paul called the leaders of the Jews together. When they assembled, he told them, "Brothers, although I haven't done anything against our people or the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

17Three days after Paul’s arrival, he called together the local Jewish leaders. He said to them, “Brothers, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman government, even though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors.

18They examined me and wanted to let me go because there was no reason for me to receive the death penalty in my case.

18The Romans tried me and wanted to release me, because they found no cause for the death sentence.

19But the Jews objected and forced me to appeal to the emperor, even though I have no countercharge to bring against my own people.

19But when the Jewish leaders protested the decision, I felt it necessary to appeal to Caesar, even though I had no desire to press charges against my own people.

20That's why I asked to see you and speak with you, since it is for the hope of Israel that I'm wearing this chain."

20I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and so I could explain to you that I am bound with this chain because I believe that the hope of Israel—the Messiah—has already come.”

21The Jewish leaders told him, "We haven't received any letters from Judea about you, and none of the brothers coming here has reported or mentioned anything bad about you.

21They replied, “We have had no letters from Judea or reports against you from anyone who has come here.

22However, we'd like to hear from you what you believe, because people are talking against this sect everywhere."

22But we want to hear what you believe, for the only thing we know about this movement is that it is denounced everywhere.”

23So they set a day to meet with Paul and came out in large numbers to see him where he was staying. From morning until evening, he continued to explain the kingdom of God to them, trying to convince them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

23So a time was set, and on that day a large number of people came to Paul’s lodging. He explained and testified about the Kingdom of God and tried to persuade them about Jesus from the Scriptures. Using the law of Moses and the books of the prophets, he spoke to them from morning until evening.

24Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others wouldn't believe.

24Some were persuaded by the things he said, but others did not believe.

25They disagreed with one another as they were leaving, so Paul added this statement: "The Holy Spirit was so right when he spoke to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah!

25And after they had argued back and forth among themselves, they left with this final word from Paul: “The Holy Spirit was right when he said to your ancestors through Isaiah the prophet,

26He said, 'Go to this people and say, "You will listen and listen but never understand, and you will look and look but never see!

26‘Go and say to this people: When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend.

27For this people's minds have become stupid, and their ears can barely hear, and they have shut their eyes so that they may never see with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn and let me heal them."'

27For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’

28You must understand that this message about God's salvation has been sent to the gentiles, and they will listen."

28So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it.”

30For two whole years Paul lived in his own rented place and welcomed everyone who came to him.

30For the next two years, Paul lived in Rome at his own expense. He welcomed all who visited him,

31He continued to preach about the kingdom of God and to teach boldly and freely about the Lord Jesus, the Messiah.

31boldly proclaiming the Kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ. And no one tried to stop him.

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