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Acts 28:15 KJV
Acts · chapter 28 · verse 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.Acts 28:15 · King James Version
Acts 28:15 in context
13And 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:
14Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
15And 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.
16And 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.
17And 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- tavernstabernaitaverns, Three Taverns, the name of a halting place on the Appian way between Rome and…G4999 →
- thencekakeithenof place, and from thence, and thence, of time, and thereafter, and afterwardG2547 →
- heardakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- AppiiappiosAppius = " the market place of Appius" , a town in Italy, 39 miles from Rome on…G675 →
- forumphoronAppius Forum, a town in Italy, 43 Roman miles from Rome on the Appian WayG5410 →
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We have here the progress of Paul's voyage towards Rome, and his arrival there at length. A rough and dangerous voyage he had hitherto had, and narrowly escaped with his life; but after a storm comes a calm: the latter part of his voyage was easy and quiet.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-16