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Acts 28:16

And 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.

KJV

Ὅτε δὲ εἰσήλθομεν εἰς τὴν Ῥώμην, ἐπετράπη τῷ Παύλῳ μένειν καθ’ ἑαυτὸν σὺν τῷ φυλάσσοντι αὐτὸν στρατιώτῃ.

Greek NT

Cum autem venissemus Romam, permissum est Paulo manere sibimet cum custodiente se milite.

Vulgate

And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.

ASV

And when we were come to Rome, Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, with a soldier that kept him.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People Paul
Places Rome

In the original Greek

15 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Παῦλος
paulos
noun · 158×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
εἰσέρχομαι
eiserchomai
verb · 195×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
μένω
meno
verb · 117×
στρατιώτης
stratiotes
noun · 26×
σύν
sun
preposition · 129×
φυλάσσω
phulasso
verb · 31×
ἐπιτρέπω
epitrepo
verb · 18×
ἑαυτοῦ
eautou
reflexive_pronoun · 316×
o
article · 19778×
ὅτε
ote
adverb · 100×
Ῥώμη
rome
noun · 8×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: εἰσήλθομεν | WH/Treg/NIV: εἰσήλθομεν | RP: ἤλθομεν
  • εἰσήλθομενSBLGNT
  • εἰσήλθομενWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἤλθομενRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐπετράπη τῷ Παύλῳ | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐπετράπη τῷ Παύλῳ | RP: ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος παρέδωκεν τοὺς δεσμίους τῷ στρατοπεδάρχῃ τῷ δὲ Παύλῳ ἐπετράπη
  • ἐπετράπη τῷ ΠαύλῳSBLGNT
  • ἐπετράπη τῷ ΠαύλῳWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ὁ ἑκατόνταρχος παρέδωκεν τοὺς δεσμίους τῷ στρατοπεδάρχῃ τῷ δὲ Παύλῳ ἐπετράπηRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 23:17 — And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
  • 2Tim 4:2 — Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
  • Acts 21:8 — And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him.
  • Acts 24:23 — And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
  • Acts 24:23 — And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let him have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his acquaintance to minister or come unto him.
  • Acts 27:3 — And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
  • Acts 27:3 — And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
  • Acts 28:30 — And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,
  • Jer 38:13 — So they drew up Jeremiah with cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison.
  • Rom 1:7 — To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.