Acts 28:31
Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.
Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain
- WHERE
- Rome
- WHEN
- c. AD 60-62
ON THE MAP
WHEN
c. AD 60-62
counted from the text
The book ends without saying how the case turned out.
WHO RULED
- Nero emperor of Rome AD 54-68
- Herod Agrippa II king of Judea AD 50-93
- Porcius Festus procurator of Judea AD 59-62
MEANWHILE
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AD 62-63 Italy
Earthquake destroys part of Pompeii
Seventeen years before Vesuvius finishes the job.
SOURCES
- date — Acts 28:30 gives two full years of house arrest in Rome.
- Nero — Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- Herod Agrippa II — Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- Porcius Festus — Josephus, Antiquities XX.8-9
- Earthquake destroys part of Pompeii — Tacitus, Annals XV.22; Seneca, Natural Questions VI
WHAT HAPPENED
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Paul preaching in Rome, under arrest AD 60-62 (approximate date)
Acts ends without saying what happens to Paul. It ends by saying that he preached freely. That is the point of the whole book.
SEE ALSO
- Acts 4:29 And now, Lord, consider their threats, and enable Your servants to speak Your word with complete boldness,
- Ephesians 6:19-20 Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will boldly make known the mystery of the gospel, …
- Matthew 4:23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
- Acts 28:23 So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and…
- Acts 8:12 But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.
- Acts 20:25 Now I know that none of you among whom I have preached the kingdom will see my face again.
- Philippians 1:14 And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.
- 2 Timothy 4:17 But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of…
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