KJV King James Version
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.
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Acts 28:16
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
WEB World English Bible
When we entered into Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard, but Paul was allowed to stay by himself with the soldier who guarded him.
ASV American Standard Version
And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered up the prisoners to the captain of the barrack, but Paul was suffered to remain by himself, with the soldier guarding him.
Surrounding context — Acts 28
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.
18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let [me] go, because there was no cause of death in me.
19 But when the Jews spake against [it], I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.
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ὍτεG3753 · hotewhenδὲG1161 · dethenεἰσήλθομενG1525 · eiserchomaito enterεἰςG1519 · eistowardῬώμην,G4516 · RhōmēRomeἐπετράπηG2010 · epitrepōto permitτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠαύλῳG3972 · PaulosPaulμένεινG3306 · menōto stayκαθ᾽G2596 · kataaccording toἑαυτὸνG1438 · heautouthemselfσὺνG4862 · sunwithτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoφυλάσσοντιG5442 · phulassōto keep/guard: observeαὐτὸνG846 · autosit/s/heστρατιώτῃ.¶G4757 · stratiōtēssoldier
Cross-references
Acts 27:3And the next [day] we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave [him] liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.Acts 24:23And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let [him] have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.Romans 1:7-15To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be] saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.Acts 28:30-31And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,Genesis 39:21-23But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.Acts 23:11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.Acts 18:2And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.Genesis 37:36And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh’s, [and] captain of the guard.Acts 27:31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.Jeremiah 40:2And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.2 Kings 25:8And in the fifth month, on the seventh [day] of the month, which [is] the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:Acts 27:43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from [their] purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land:Revelation 17:18And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.Romans 15:22-29For which cause also I have been much hindered from coming to you.Revelation 17:9And here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.Acts 19:21After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.Acts 2:10Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
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