ACTS 28:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And 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.”
They replied, 'We have not received any letters from Judea concerning you, and none of our people who have come from there has reported or said anything bad about you.' - The Roman Jews' response is cordial: no letters precede Paul, and no accusations arrive from Jerusalem. This silence suggests either that the Jerusalem authorities did not pursue the case to Rome, or that the Roman Jewish community operates independently of Jerusalem's control. Their openness to hearing Paul directly, without prejudgment, shows a different atmosphere from Jerusalem's hostility. Paul's opportunity for witness is preserved by this distance and independence.
Church Fathers on Acts 28:21
And they said to him, We neither received letters out of Judea concerning you, neither any of the brethren that came showed or spoke any harm of you. Acts 28:21 Neither through letters, nor through men, have they made known any harm of you. Nevertheless, we wish to hear from yourself:
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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