After three months on the island of Malta, Paul and the rest of his shipwrecked company set sail again for Italy, landing in Puteoli (Pozzuoli today, near Naples) and then traveling by land north to Rome. As was his custom, Paul preached first to the Jews in Rome, “…persuading them concerning Jesus from both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till…
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Paul, with other prisoners, now sets sail under guard for Rome. Encountering stormy weather, the ship’s captain disregards Paul’s counsel to overwinter on Crete, a decision that leads eventually to shipwreck and the loss of all their valuable cargo. Fearing death, Paul exhorts them, “Men, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete and incurred this disaster and…
The new Governor Festus summons the Jews to hear their accusations against Paul. To thwart the Jews’ renewed plot to assassinate him, Paul calls upon his right as a Roman citizen to appeal directly to Caesar. A few days later, Paul presents his defense to Festus and King Agrippa II and his sister Bernice. He relates his miraculous conversion on the road to Damascus, and…
Felix, with his wife Drusilla, summons Paul and “heard him concerning the faith in Christ. Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and answered, ‘Go away for now; when I have a convenient time, I will call for you’” (Acts 24:24-25 NKJV). Considering the historical and family background of Felix and Drusilla, both were almost certainly…
The Jews send a delegation to Caesarea to bring their charges against Paul before Felix the Governor. In response, Paul denies that he is guilty of inciting violence or any of their other false charges. “But this I confess to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect, so I worship the God of my fathers, believing all things which are…