KJV King James Version
Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
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Acts 28:14
Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
WEB World English Bible
where we found brothers, and were entreated to stay with them for seven days. So we came to Rome.
ASV American Standard Version
where we found brethren, and were entreated to tarry with them seven days: and so we came to Rome.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
where, having found brethren, we were called upon to remain with them seven days, and thus to Rome we came;
Surrounding context — Acts 28
11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried [there] three days.
13 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli:
14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.
16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.
17 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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οὗG3757 · ohuwhitherεὑρόντεςG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetἀδελφοὺςG80 · adelphosbrotherπαρεκλήθημενG3870 · parakaleōto plead/comfortπαρ᾽G3844 · parafrom/with/besideαὐτοῖςG846 · autosit/s/heἐπιμεῖναιG1961 · epimenōto remain/keep onἡμέραςG2250 · hēmeradayἑπτά·G2033 · heptasevenκαὶG2532 · kaiandοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)εἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoῬώμηνG4516 · RhōmēRomeἤλθαμεν.G2064 · erchomaito come/go
Cross-references
Acts 19:1And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain disciples,Acts 21:4And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to Jerusalem.Genesis 7:4For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.Acts 20:6And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days; where we abode seven days.Acts 21:7-8And when we had finished [our] course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.Genesis 8:10-12And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;Psalm 119:63I [am] a companion of all [them] that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.Acts 9:42-43And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many believed in the Lord.John 21:23Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what [is that] to thee?Matthew 10:11And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.
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