Acts 28:17–31

¹⁷And it came to pass, that ^tafter three days Paul called ^lthe chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, ^uthough I have committed nothing against the people, or ^wcustoms of our fathers, yet ^xwas I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. ¹⁸Who, when they had ^yexamined me, ^zwould have let me go, ^ubecause there was no cause of death in me. ¹⁹But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to ^aappeal unto Cesar; not that ^bI had ought to accuse my nation of. ²⁰For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that ^cfor the hope ^dof Israel I am bound with ^ethis chain. ²¹And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee. ²²But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this ^fsect, we know that every where ^git is spoken against. ²³And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he ^hexpounded and ⁱtestified ^kthe kingdom of God, ^klpersuading them concerning Jesus, ^mboth out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening. ²⁴And ⁿsome believed the things which were spoken, and some believed not. ²⁵And when they agreed not among themselves, they departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, ²⁶saying, ^oGo unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive: ²⁷for the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. ²⁸Be it known therefore unto you, that ^pthe salvation of God is sent ^qunto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. ²⁹And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great ^rreasoning among themselves.

³⁰And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and ^sreceived all that came in unto him, ^31tpreaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all ^uconfidence, no man forbidding him.