Acts 28:15-17

New Living Translation

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

¹⁶ When 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

¹⁷ Three 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.