Acts 28:28 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 28:23-29

We have here a short account of a long conference which Paul had with the Jews at Rome about the Christian religion. Though they were so far prejudiced against it, because it was every where spoken against, as to call it a sect, yet they were willing to give it a hearing, which was more than the Jews at Jerusalem would do. It is probable that these Jews at Rome, being men of larger acquaintance with the world and more general conversation, were more free in their enquiries than the bigoted... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 28:16-29

28:16-29 When we arrived in Rome, permission was given to Paul to stay in his own house with the soldier who was his guard. After three days he invited the leaders of the Jews to come to see him. When they had assembled, he proceeded to say, "Brethren, although I have done nothing against the People or against our ancestral customs, I was given over as a prisoner into the hands of the Romans from Jerusalem. When the Romans had investigated my case, they wished to release me because there were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 28:28

Be it known therefore unto you ,.... Unbelievers and despisers, take this along with you at parting, and do not say you were never acquainted with it: that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles ; meaning the Gospel, which is a publication and declaration of that salvation, which God contrived from all eternity; made provision for, and secured in the covenant of grace; which he appointed, called, and sent Christ to effect, in the fulness of time; and which he has accomplished, by... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:28

The salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles - St. Paul had spoken to this effect twice before, Acts 13:46 , and Acts 18:6 , where see the notes; but here he uses a firmer tone, being out of the Jewish territories, and under the protection of the emperor. By the salvation of God, all the blessings of the kingdom of Christ are intended. This salvation God could have sent unto the Gentiles, independently of the Jewish disobedience; but He waited till they had rejected it, and then... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:28

Verse 28− 28.Therefore be it. Lest the Jews may afterward accuse him of revolting, because he forsaketh the holy stock of Abraham, and goeth to the profane Gentiles; he denounceth that which the prophets did so often testify, that the salvation whereof they were the proper, at least the principal − (686) heirs, should be translated unto strangers. Notwithstanding, whereas he saith that salvation was sent to the Gentiles, he meaneth, in the second place, to wit, after that the Jews had rejected... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:16-31

The fall. The main feature in these concluding verses of the Acts of the Apostles, as it is one of the most momentous incidents in the history of God's dealings with mankind, is the fall of Israel from their proper place in the Church of God. For nearly two thousand years, if we date from the call of Abraham, this one family had been separated from the rest of mankind, and eventually received institutions of such wonderful strength and vitality as to keep them separate through centuries of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:17-28

The Christian and the Jew. Here we have the Christian and the Jew brought into close contact; and there seems to have been as fair an opportunity for the latter to understand and appreciate the former as could ever have been granted. With calmness, with the wisdom and fullness of long study and mature experience, the most enlightened Christian apologist presented the case of Christianity to these men of the Jewish faith. We may look at— I. THE INTRODUCTION . Paul felt that his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:28

This salvation for the salvation, A.V. and T.R.; they will also hear for and that they will hear it, A.V. The A.V. gives the sense better than the R.V. This salvation ; τὸ σωτήριον . This form, instead of the more common σωτηρία , is found in Luke 2:30 ; Luke 3:6 ; and Ephesians 6:17 . The Gentiles (see Acts 13:46 ; Acts 18:6 ; Acts 22:26 ; Acts 26:1-32 . 17, 20, 23). But even at Rome the apostle of the Gentiles was faithful to the rule, "To the Jew first." read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:28

The salvation of God - The knowledge of God’s mode of saving people.Is sent unto the Gentiles - Since you have rejected it, it will be offered to them. See the notes on Acts 13:46.And that they will hear it - They will embrace it. Paul was never discouraged. If the gospel was rejected by one class of people he was ready to offer it to another. If his own countrymen despised it, he never allowed himself to suppose that Christ had died in vain, but believed that others would embrace its saving... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 28:28-29

Acts 28:28-29. Be it known, therefore, &c. Having reproved the unbelieving and disobedient among his hearers, he assured them that the salvation of God, which they despised and seemed to fortify themselves against, was sent unto the Gentiles Namely, more especially from that time; and that they would hear and embrace it, and so inherit the blessings which these Jews rejected. His words imply, that he would, from that day forward, turn to the Gentiles; and would seek, in their faith... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Acts 28:23-29

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - Acts 28:16-29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Acts 28:28

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:28

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 28:28

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:16-31

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:17-28

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 28:28-29

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