Acts 28:21

"For this cause therefore I asked to see you and to speak with you. For because of the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.”"

Key Reflection

Paul's statement in Acts 28:21 reflects his intention to share the gospel and discuss God’s Kingdom, particularly in light of Israel’s hope. The mention of being “bound with this chain” highlights that Paul was imprisoned, a common occurrence for early Christians as they faced persecution from Roman authorities. This context would have conveyed to the original audience both Paul's commitment to spreading the message of Jesus and his current vulnerable position due to his faith.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 21. We neither received letters, etc. Why the Jews in Judea had not forwarded the accusation against Paul to their brethren at Rome, that they might continue the prosecution before the emperor, is not known. It is probable that they regarded their cause as hopeless, and chose to abandon the prosecution. Paul had been acquitted successively by Lysias, Felix, Festus, Agrippa; and as they had not succeeded in procuring his condemnation before them, they saw no prospect of doing it at Rome, and chose therefore not to press the prosecution any farther. Neither any of the brethren that came. Any of the Jews.

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