Verse 20
Acts 28:20
Bible in Basic English
20
But for this reason I sent for you, to see and have talk with you: for because of the hope of Israel I am in these chains.
Original Language Text
greek
διὰ ταύτην οὖν τὴν αἰτίαν παρεκάλεσα ὑμᾶς ἰδεῖν καὶ προσλαλῆσαι, ἕνεκεν γὰρ τῆς ἐλπίδος τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ τὴν ἅλυσιν ταύτην περίκειμαι.
English Translation
For this reason, I urged you to see and speak, for because of the hope of Israel, I am bound with this chain.
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Chapter 28 Context
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And when we were safe, we made the discovery that the island was named Melita.
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And the simple people living there were uncommonly kind to us, for they made a fire for us, and took...
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But when Paul had got some sticks together and put them on the fire, a snake came out, because of th...
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And when the people saw it hanging on his hand, they said to one another, Without doubt this man has...
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But shaking off the beast into the fire, he got no damage.
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But they had the idea that they would see him becoming ill, or suddenly falling down dead; but after...
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Now near that place there was some land, the property of the chief man of the island, who was named...
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And the father of Publius was ill, with a disease of the stomach; to whom Paul went, and put his han...
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And when this took place, all the others in the island who had diseases came and were made well.
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Then they gave us great honour, and, when we went away, they put into the ship whatever things we we...
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And after three months we went to sea in a ship of Alexandria sailing under the sign of the Dioscuri...
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12
And going into the harbour at Syracuse, we were waiting there for three days.
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And from there, going about in a curve, we came to Rhegium: and after one day a south wind came up a...
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14
Where we came across some of the brothers, who kept us with them for seven days; and so we came to R...
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15
And the brothers, when they had news of us, came out from town as far as Appii Forum and the Three T...
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And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch...
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Then after three days he sent for the chief men of the Jews: and when they had come together, he sai...
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Who, when they had put questions to me, were ready to let me go free, because there was no cause of...
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But when the Jews made protest against it, I had to put my cause into Caesar's hands; not because I...
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But for this reason I sent for you, to see and have talk with you: for because of the hope of Israel...
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And they said to him, We have not had letters from Judaea about you, and no one of the brothers has...
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But we have a desire to give hearing to your opinion: for as to this form of religion, we have knowl...
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And when a day had been fixed, they came to his house in great numbers; and he gave them teaching, g...
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And some were in agreement with what he said, but some had doubts.
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And they went away, for there was a division among them after Paul had said this one thing: Well did...
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Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see...
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For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are sh...
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Be certain, then, that the salvation of God (Elohim) is sent to the Gentiles, and they will give hea...
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And for the space of two years, Paul was living in the house of which he had the use, and had talk w...
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Preaching the kingdom of God (Elohim) and teaching about the Lord Yashua (Jesus) Christ without fear...
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