[영어 성경] Acts chapter 28

Ac. 28:1 Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called

Malta.

Ac. 28:2 The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire

and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.

Ac. 28:3 Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the

fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his

hand.

Ac. 28:4 When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they

said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though

he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”

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Ac. 28:5 But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill

effects.

Ac. 28:6 The people expected him to swell up or suddenly fall dead,

but after waiting a long time and seeing nothing unusual

happen to him, they changed their minds and said he was a

god.

Ac. 28:7 There was an estate near by that belonged to Publius, the

chief official of the island. He welcomed us to his home and

for three days entertained us hospitably.

Ac. 28:8 His father was sick in bed, suffering from fever and

dysentery. Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed

his hands on him and healed him.

Ac. 28:9 When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island

came and were cured.

Ac. 28:10 They honoured us in many ways and when we were ready to

sail, they furnished us with the supplies we needed.

Ac. 28:11 After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had

wintered in the island. It was an Alexandrian ship with the

figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux.

Ac. 28:12 We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days.

Ac. 28:13 From there we set sail and arrived at Rhegium. The next day

the south wind came up, and on the following day we

reached Puteoli.

Ac. 28:14 There we found some brothers who invited us to spend a

week with them. And so we came to Rome.

Ac. 28:15 The brothers there had heard that we were coming, and they

travelled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three

Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these men Paul thanked

God and was encouraged.

Ac. 28:16 When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself,

with a soldier to guard him.

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Ac. 28:17 Three days later he called together the leaders of the Jews.

When they had assembled, Paul said to them: “My brothers,

although I have done nothing against our people or against

the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and

handed over to the Romans.

Ac. 28:18 They examined me and wanted to release me, because I was

not guilty of any crime deserving death.

Ac. 28:19 But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to

Caesar — not that I had any charge to bring against my own

people.

Ac. 28:20 For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It

is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this

chain.”

Ac. 28:21 They replied, “We have not received any letters from Judea

concerning you, and none of the brothers who have come

from there has reported or said anything bad about you.

Ac. 28:22 But we want to hear what your views are, for we know that

people everywhere are talking against this sect.”

Ac. 28:23 They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in

even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. From

morning till evening he explained and declared to them the

kingdom of God and tried to convince them about Jesus from

the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.

Ac. 28:24 Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not

believe.

Ac. 28:25 They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after

Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit spoke

the truth to your forefathers when he said through Isaiah the

prophet:

Ac. 28:26 “`Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but

never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never

perceiving.”

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Ac. 28:27 For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly

hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes.

Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears,

understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal

them.’ [Isaiah 6:9,10]

Ac. 28:28 “Therefore I want you to know that God’s salvation has been

sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”

Ac. 28:29 [Some manuscripts: listen!” 29 After he said this, the Jews

left, arguing vigorously among themselves.]

Ac. 28:30 For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented

house and welcomed all who came to see him.

Ac. 28:31 Boldly and without hindrance he preached the kingdom of

God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.