Acts 28:30

And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
Paul	Παῦλος Paûlos	G3972	(little
dwelt	μένω ménō	G3306	to stay (in a given place
two	διετίαν dietian	G1333	a space of two years (biennium) · noun — accusative singular feminine
whole	ὅλην holēn	G3650	"whole" or "all" · adjective — accusative singular feminine
years	διετία dietía	G1333	a space of two years (biennium)
in	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
own	ἰδίῳ idiō	G2398	pertaining to self · adjective — dative singular neuter
house	μισθώματι misthōmati	G3410	a rented building · noun — dative singular neuter
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
received	ἀπεδέχετο apedecheto	G588	to take fully · verb — imperfect middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
all	πάντας pantas	G3956	all · adjective — accusative plural masculine
in	εἰσπορευομένους eisporeuomenous	G1531	to enter (literally or figuratively) · verb — present middle or passive deponent participle, accusative plural masculine
unto	πρὸς pros	G4314	a preposition of direction · preposition
him	αὐτὸν auton	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular masculine

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 28:30–end

We are here taking our leave of the history of blessed Paul; and therefore, since God saw it not fit that we should know any more of him, we should carefully take notice of every particular of the circumstances in which we must here leave him. I. It cannot but be a trouble to us that we must leave him in bonds for Christ, nay, and that we have no prospect given us of his being set at liberty. Two whole years of that good man's life are here spent in confinement, and, for aught that appears, he was never enquired after, all that time, by those whose prisoner he was. He appealed to Caesar, in hope of a speedy discharge from his imprisonment, the governors having signified to his imperial majes…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 28:30

in his own hired house--(See on Act 28:23), yet still in custody, for he only "received all that came to him"; and it is not said that he went to the synagogue or anywhere else.

Adam Clarke on Acts 28:30

Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house - As a state prisoner, he might have had an apartment in the common prison; but peculiar favor was showed him, and he was permitted to dwell alone, with the soldier that guarded him, Act 28:16. Finding now an opportunity of preaching the Gospel, he hired a house for the purpose, and paid for it, St. Chrysostom observes, by the fruits of his own labor. Here he received all that came unto him, and preached the Gospel with glorious success; so that his bonds became the means of spreading the truth, and he became celebrated even in the palace of Nero, Phi 1:12, Phi 1:13; and we find that there were several saints, even in Caesar's household, Phi…

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John Gill on Acts 28:30

And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house,.... In a house which he hired with his own money; in which his friends Luke, Aristarchus, and others, dwelt with him; where he was guarded by a soldier: whether at the expiration of these two years he was set at liberty, and for ten years afterwards travelled into Italy, France, and Spain, preaching the Gospel, as some think; or whether he then suffered martyrdom, is not certain; the latter is most probable: and received all that came in unto him; there, as the Syriac version reads, that is, into his lodging, as the Ethiopic version expresses it; which is not to be understood of his hospitality, for it cannot be thought that he should p…

The Church Fathers

"Discoursed," it says, "the things concerning the kingdom of God:" mark, nothing of the things of sense, nothing of the things present.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 55

However, he remained for two whole years in his own hired house, that is, in the lodgings he had rented for himself, preaching Christ to all, not only to the Jews but also to the Gentiles, who he said were to be saved, those who were rejected.
— Bede, Commentary on Acts

"And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him. Amen." It shows the freedom he had now: without hindrance in Rome, he who had been hindered in Judea; and he remained teaching there for two years.
— John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 55

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Dictionary and topics

Acts of the Apostles — The title now given to the fifth and last of the historical books of the New Testament. The author styles it a “treatise” (1:1). It was early called “The Acts,” “The Gospel of the Holy Ghost,” and…
Colossians, Epistle to the — Was written by Paul at Rome during his first imprisonment there (Acts 28:16, 30), probably in the spring of A.D. 57, or, as some think, 62, and soon after he had written his Epistle to the Ephesians.…
Melita — (Acts 27:28), an island in the Mediterranean, the modern Malta. Here the ship in which Paul was being conveyed a prisoner to Rome was wrecked. The bay in which it was wrecked now bears the name of…
Paul — =Saul (q.v.) was born about the same time as our Lord. His circumcision-name was Saul, and probably the name Paul was also given to him in infancy “for use in the Gentile world,” as “Saul” would be…
Praetorium — The Greek word (praitorion) thus rendered in Mark 15:16 is rendered “common hall” (Matt. 27:27, marg., “governor’s house”), “judgment hall,” (John 18:28, 33, marg., “Pilate’s house”, 19:9; Acts…
Rome — The most celebrated city in the world at the time of Christ. It is said to have been founded B.C. 753. When the New Testament was written, Rome was enriched and adorned with the spoils of the world,…
Ships — Early used in foreign commerce by the Phoenicians (Gen. 49:13). Moses (Deut. 28:68) and Job (9:26) make reference to them, and Balaam speaks of the “ships of Chittim” (Num. 24:24). Solomon…
Houses · Were hired — Were hired
Prisons · Places used as: Prisoner’s own house, where he was kept bound to a soldier — Places used as: Prisoner’s own house, where he was kept bound to a soldier
Renting · Houses — Houses

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Acts 28:30

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 28:30–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 28:30

Adam Clarke on Acts 28:30

John Gill on Acts 28:30

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Acts 28:30

Word by word — the Greek

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Acts 28:30–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 28:30

Adam Clarke on Acts 28:30

John Gill on Acts 28:30

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Acts 28:25–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Acts 28:28