Acts 28:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 28:31

The kingdom of God, and things of Jesus. Our historical record of the great apostle closes with a picture of him fully and earnestly engaged in the loved work of his life, even under the limitations of captivity, and there is peculiar significance in the terms which Luke uses. The apostle is said to have been engaged in "preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus, with all confidence. " Illustration may be given of St. Paul's restless activity... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:31

Preaching the kingdom of God - See the notes on Acts 20:25.With all confidence - Openly and boldly, without anyone to hinder him. It is known also that Paul was not unsuccessful even when a prisoner at Rome. Several persons were converted by his preaching, even in the court of the emperor. The things which had happened to him, he says Philippians 1:12-14, had fallen out rather to the furtherance of the gospel, so that his bonds in Christ were manifested in all the palace, and in all other... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 28:30-31

Acts 28:30-31. And Paul dwelt two whole years at Rome, in his own hired house Before he was heard by Cesar, or his deputy, upon his appeal; and received all that came to him Whether Jews or Gentiles. Preaching the kingdom of God As established in the person of his beloved Son; and teaching those things which concerned the Lord Jesus And the religion he had instituted in the world; with all confidence All freedom of speech; no man forbidding him Neither emperor, nor senate, nor... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 28:16-31

Paul in Rome (28:16-31)In Rome Paul enjoyed a limited freedom. He was allowed to live in his own house and people could visit him freely, though a Roman soldier guarded him constantly (16; cf. v. 30).Soon after arriving he invited the Jewish leaders in Rome to come and see him. He outlined the events that had brought him to Rome and pointed out that he had done nothing contrary to Jewish law. He made it clear that he brought no accusation against the Jewish people; his appeal to Caesar was... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 28:31

Preaching . Greek. kerusso . App-121 . which concern = concerning. Greek. peri . App-104 . the Lord . App-98 . Jesus Christ . App-98 . confidence = boldness. Greek. parrhesia . See Acts 4:13 . no man, &c . = unhindered. Greek. akolutos . Only here. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 28:31

Acts 28:31. Preaching the kingdom of God,— In consequence of St. Paul's sermons and instructions, many converts were doubtless made under divine grace; and this confinement, which seemed to have so discouraging an aspect, was on the whole a means of promoting the gospel. Many of his retired hours were also employed in corresponding with the Christian churches, and writing several of those excellent epistles, which have proved so great a blessing to the most distant ages. The Epistle to the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 28:31

31. with all confidence, no man forbidding him—enjoying, in the uninterrupted exercise of his ministry, all the liberty of a guarded man. Thus closes this most precious monument of the beginnings of the Christian Church in its march from east to west, among the Jews first, whose center was Jerusalem; next among the Gentiles, with Antioch for its headquarters; finally, its banner is seen waving over imperial Rome, foretokening its universal triumphs. That distinguished apostle whose conversion,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 28:16-31

5. Ministry in Rome 28:16-31Luke’s purpose in recording Paul’s ministry in Rome included vindicating God’s promises to Paul that he would bear witness there (Acts 23:11; Acts 27:24). Even though a church already existed there, Paul’s ministry in Rome was significant in Luke’s purpose because he was the apostle to the Gentiles. The apostle to the Gentiles was now able to minister in the heart of the Gentile world."Gentiles saw Rome as the center of the earth." [Note: Ibid., p. 726.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 28:21-31

D. The extension of the church to Rome 19:21-28:31"The panel is introduced by the programmatic statement of Acts 19:21-22 and concludes with the summary statement of Acts 28:31. Three features immediately strike the reader in this sixth panel: (1) the disproportionate length of the panel, including one-third of the total material of Acts; (2) the prominence given the speeches of Paul in his defense; and (3) the dominance of the ’we’ sections in the narrative portions (cf. Acts 20:5-15; Acts... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 28:30-31

Gentile response to the gospel 28:30-31Paul’s innocence of anything worthy of punishment is clear from his living a relatively comfortable life in Rome for the following two years (A.D. 60-62). [Note: Bruce, "Chronological Questions . . .," pp. 289-90.] Paul was able to preach (Gr. kerysso, to proclaim as a herald) the kingdom of God and to teach (didasko, to instruct others) about the Lord Jesus Christ. Luke began Acts with a reference to the kingdom of God (Acts 1:6) and ended it with another... read more

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