Douay Rheims Original ↷

Acts

28:17

Acts 28 📜 📕 ↷

17 And after the third day he called together the chief of the Jews. And when they were assembled, he said to them: Men, brethren, I doing nothing against the people, or the custom of the fathers, was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans,📜💬📚

18 who when they had examined me, would have released me, for that there was no cause of death in me.📜💬📚

19 But the Jews contradicting it, I was compelled to appeal unto Caesar, not as having any thing to accuse my nation.📜💬📚

20 For this cause therefore I desired to see you and to speak to you. For, because of the hope of Israel, am I compassed with this chain.📜💬📚

21 But they said to him: We neither received letters concerning thee from Jewry, neither did any of the brethren that came hither, report or speak any evil of thee.📜💬📚

22 But we desire of thee to hear what thou thinkest: for concerning this sect, it is known to us that it is gainsaid every where.📜💬📚

23 And when they had appointed him a day, they came to him unto his lodging very many: to whom he expounded, testifying the Kingdom of God, and using persuasion to them of JESUS, out of the Law of Moyses and the Prophets, from morning until evening.📜💬📚

24 And certain believed those things that were said: but certain believed not.📜💬📚

25 And whereas they did not agree among themselves, they departed, Paul saying one word: That well did the Holy Ghost speak by Esaie the Prophet to our fathers,📜💬📚

26 saying: Go to this people, and say to them: With the ear you shall hear, and shall not understand: and seeing you shall see and shall not perceive.📜💬📚

27 For the heart of this people is waxen gross, and with their ears have they heavily heard, and their eyes they have shut: lest perhaps they may see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I heal them.📜💬📚

28 Be it known therefore to you, that this Salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear.📜💬📚

29 And when he had said these things the Jews went out from him, having much questioning among themselves.📜💬📚