^28:14There⁴¹ we found⁴² some brothers⁴³ and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.⁴⁴^28:15The brothers from there,⁴⁵ when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius⁴⁶ and Three Taverns⁴⁷ to meet us. When he saw them,⁴⁸ Paul thanked God and took courage.

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Footnotes

41 Grk “where.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“where”) has been replaced with the demonstrative pronoun (“there”) and a new sentence begun here in the translation.
42 Grk “finding.” The participle εὑρόντες (heurontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
43 That is, some fellow Christians.
44 For location see .
45 Mention of Christian brothers from there (Rome) shows that God’s message had already spread as far as Italy and the capital of the empire.
46 The Forum of Appius was a small traveler’s stop on the Appian Way about 43 mi (71 km) south of Rome ( Ἀππίου φόρον). It was described by Horace as “crammed with boatmen and stingy tavernkeepers” (Satires 1.5.3).
47 Three Taverns was a stop on the Appian Way 33 mi (55 km) south of Rome.
48 Grk “whom, when he saw [them], Paul.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“whom”) was replaced by the personal pronoun (“them”) and a new sentence begun here in the translation.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

There we found brothers and were invited to stay with them for seven days. And so we came to Rome. And the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

There we found some brothers and sisters who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome. The brothers and sisters there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

There we found brothers and sisters and were invited to stay a week with them.

And so we came to Rome. Now the brothers and sisters from there had heard the news about us and had come to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.

NLTNew Living Translation

There we found some believers, who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome.

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

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

where we found brothers, and were implored to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome. And from there the brothers, when they heard the news about us, came to meet us as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns. When he saw them, Paul gave thanks to God and took courage.

KJV 1900King James Version

Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome. 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.

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