Interlinear Study Bible

Holman Christian Standard Version
After he said these things, the Jews departed, while engaging in a prolonged debate among themselves.

King James Version
And when he had said these words, the Jews departed (5627), and had great reasoning among themselves.

New American Standard Version
[When he had spoken these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.]

New Living Translation
Paul on the Island of of Once we were safe on shore we learned that we were on the island of Malta The people of the island were very kind to us It was cold and rainy so they built a fire on the shore to welcome us As Paul gathered an armful of sticks and was laying them on the fire a poisonous snake driven out by the heat bit him on the hand The people of the island saw it hanging from his hand and said to each other A murderer no doubt Though he escaped the sea justice will not permit him to live But Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed The people waited for him to swell up or suddenly drop dead But when they had waited a long time and saw that he he harmed they changed their minds and decided he was a god Near the shore where we landed was an estate belonging to Publius the chief official of the island He welcomed us and treated us kindly for three days As it happened Publius's father was ill with fever and dysentery Paul went in and prayed for him and laying his hands on him he healed him Then all the other sick people on the island came and were healed As a result we were showered with honors and when the time came to sail people supplied us with everything we would need for the trip It was three months after the shipwreck that we set sail on another ship that had wintered at the island island an Alexandrian ship with the twin gods as its figurehead Our first stop was Syracuse where we stayed three days From there we sailed across to Rhegium A day later a south wind began blowing so the following day we sailed up the coast to Puteoli There we found some believers who invited us to spend a week with them And so we came to Rome The brothers and sisters in Rome had heard we were coming and they came to meet us at the Forum on the Appian Way Others joined us at The Three Taverns When Paul saw them he was encouraged and thanked God When we arrived in Rome Paul was permitted to have his own private lodging though he was guarded by a soldier Three days after Paul's arrival he called together the local Jewish leaders He said to them Brothers I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Roman government even though I had done nothing against our people or the customs of our ancestors The Romans tried me and wanted to release me because they found no cause for the death sentence But when the Jewish leaders protested the decision I felt it necessary to appeal to Caesar even though I had no desire to press charges against my own people I asked you to come here today so we could get acquainted and so I could explain to you that I am bound with this chain because I believe that the hope of Israel Israel the Messiah Messiah has already come They replied We have had no letters from Judea or reports against you from anyone who has come here But we want to hear what you believe for the only thing we know about this movement is that it is denounced everywhere So a time was set and on that day a large number of people came to Paul's lodging He explained and testified about the Kingdom of God and tried to persuade them about Jesus from the Scriptures Using the law of Moses and the books of the prophets he spoke to them from morning until evening Some were persuaded by the things he said but others did not believe And after they had argued back and forth among themselves they left with this final word from Paul The Holy Spirit was right when he said to your ancestors through Isaiah the prophet Go and say to this people When you hear what I say you will not understand When you see what I do you will not comprehend For the hearts of these people are hardened and their ears cannot hear and they have closed their eyes eyes eyes so their eyes cannot see and their ears cannot hear and their hearts cannot understand and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles and they will accept it

World English Bible
When he had said these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.