^28:23They set⁷² a day to meet with him,⁷³ and they came to him where he was staying⁷⁴ in even greater numbers.⁷⁵ From morning until evening he explained things⁷⁶ to them,⁷⁷ testifying⁷⁸ about the kingdom of God⁷⁹ and trying to convince⁸⁰ them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.

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Footnotes

72 Grk “Having set.” The participle ταξάμενοι (taxamenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
73 Grk “Having set a day with him”; the words “to meet” are not in the Greek text, but are implied.
74 Or “came to him in his rented quarters.”
75 πολύς 1.b.β.ב states, “(even) more πλείονες in even greater numbers Ac 28:23.”
76 The word “things” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.
77 Grk “to whom he explained.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“whom”) has been replaced by the pronoun (“them”) and a new sentence begun at this point in the translation.
78 διαμαρτύρομαι 1 has “to make a solemn declaration about the truth of someth. testify of, bear witness to (orig. under oath) … God’s kingdom 28:23.”
79 Testifying about the kingdom of God. The topic is important. Paul’s preaching was about the rule of God and his promise in Jesus. Paul’s text was the Jewish scriptures.
80 Or “persuade.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When they had appointed a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. From morning till evening he expounded to them, testifying to the kingdom of God and trying to convince them about Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of God, and from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets he tried to persuade them about Jesus.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

After arranging a day with him, many came to him at his lodging. From dawn to dusk he expounded and testified about the kingdom of God. He tried to persuade them about Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

NLTNew Living Translation

So a time was set, and on that day a large number of people came to Paul’s lodging. He explained and testified about the Kingdom of God and tried to persuade them about Jesus from the Scriptures. Using the law of Moses and the books of the prophets, he spoke to them from morning until evening.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And when they had set a day with him, many more came to him at his lodging place, to whom he was explaining from early in the morning until evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and attempting to convince them about Jesus from both the law of Moses and the prophets.

KJV 1900King James Version

And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

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