Acts 28:30
New International Version
For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him.

New Living Translation
For the next two years, Paul lived in Rome at his own expense. He welcomed all who visited him,

English Standard Version
He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him,

Berean Standard Bible
Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.

Berean Literal Bible
And he stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and was welcoming all coming unto him,

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

New King James Version
Then Paul dwelt two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who came to him,

New American Standard Bible
Now Paul stayed two full years in his own rented lodging and welcomed all who came to him,

NASB 1995
And he stayed two full years in his own rented quarters and was welcoming all who came to him,

NASB 1977
And he stayed two full years in his own rented quarters, and was welcoming all who came to him,

Legacy Standard Bible
And he stayed two full years in his own rented quarters and was welcoming all who came to him,

Amplified Bible
And Paul lived there for two full years [at his own expense] in his own rented lodging and welcomed all who came to him,

Christian Standard Bible
Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house. And he welcomed all who visited him,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he stayed two whole years in his own rented house. And he welcomed all who visited him,

American Standard Version
And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Paulus himself lived in his own hired house and was in it for two years; and he was receiving there all of those who were coming to him.

Contemporary English Version
For two years Paul stayed in a rented house and welcomed everyone who came to see him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he remained two whole years in his own hired lodging; and he received all that came in to him,

English Revised Version
And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Paul rented a place to live for two full years and welcomed everyone who came to him.

Good News Translation
For two years Paul lived in a place he rented for himself, and there he welcomed all who came to see him.

International Standard Version
For two whole years Paul lived in his own rented place and welcomed everyone who came to him.

Literal Standard Version
and Paul remained an entire two years in his own hired [house], and was receiving all those coming in to him,

Majority Standard Bible
Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.

New American Bible
He remained for two full years in his lodgings. He received all who came to him,

NET Bible
Paul lived there two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him,

New Revised Standard Version
He lived there two whole years at his own expense and welcomed all who came to him,

New Heart English Bible
Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and received all who were coming to him,

Webster's Bible Translation
And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in to him,

Weymouth New Testament
After this Paul lived for fully two years in a hired house of his own, receiving all who came to see him.

World English Bible
Paul stayed two whole years in his own rented house and received all who were coming to him,

Young's Literal Translation
and Paul remained an entire two years in his own hired house, and was receiving all those coming in unto him,

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Context
Paul Preaches at Rome
30 Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him. 31Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 38:13
and they pulled him up with the ropes and lifted him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.

Acts 28:29
And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.

Acts 28:31
Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 1:13
As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Paul.

Acts 1:5
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

dwelt.

Acts 28:16
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

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Acts 28
1. Paul, after his shipwreck, is kindly entertained on Malta.
5. The snake on his hand hurts him not.
8. He heals many diseases in the island.
11. They depart toward Rome.
17. He declares to the Jews the cause of his coming.
24. After his preaching some were persuaded, and some believed not.
30. Yet he preaches there two years.














(30) And Paul dwelt two whole years . . .--On the probable incidents of this period, see Excursus on the Later Years of St. Paul's Life. The word translated "hired house" (the exact equivalent for the Latin meritorium, or conductum) means rather a lodging (as in Acts 28:23) or apartment, and does not imply that he occupied a whole house. The words that follow exactly describe his position. He was a prisoner, and therefore was not allowed to go out to preach in the synagogues, or the "churches" in the houses of this or that disciple, or the open places of the city, but his friends were allowed free access to him, and in this way there was probably a wider and more effectual opening for his personal influence than if he had spoken publicly, and so exposed himself to the risk of an organised antagonism. What seemed at first a hindrance to his work was so ordered, as he afterwards acknowledged, that it fell out "rather unto the furtherance of the gospel" (Philippians 1:12).

Verse 30. - He abode for Paul dwelt, A.V. and T.R.; dwelling for house, A.V.; went for came. A.V. Two whole years. Διετία occurs also in Acts 24:27, and διετής in Matthew 2:16; τριετία in Acts 20:31. These forms are frequent in the LXX. His own hired dwelling; ἰδίῳ μισθώματι, only here. The word properly means "hire," the price paid for the use of anything, and then by metonymy "the thing which is hired." It occurs frequently in the LXX. in the sense of" hire" or" wages;" e.g. ties. 2:12; Deuteronomy 23:18, etc. This may be the ξενία spoken of in ver. 23, or he may have removed from thence into stone house more commodious for gathering Jews and Christians around him.

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Greek
[Paul] stayed there
Ἐνέμεινεν (Enemeinen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1696: To remain (abide) in, abide by, maintain, persevere in. From en and meno; to stay in the same place, i.e. persevere.

two full years
διετίαν (dietian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1333: From dietes; a space of two years.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

his own
ἰδίῳ (idiō)
Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2398: Pertaining to self, i.e. One's own; by implication, private or separate.

rented house,
μισθώματι (misthōmati)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3410: A rented house, hired dwelling. From misthoo; a rented building.

welcoming
ἀπεδέχετο (apedecheto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 588: To receive, welcome, entertain (with hospitality), embrace. From apo and dechomai; to take fully, i.e. Welcome, approve.

all
πάντας (pantas)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

who
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

came
εἰσπορευομένους (eisporeuomenous)
Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 1531: To journey in(to), I go in(to), enter, intervene. From eis and poreuomai; to enter.

to [visit]
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

him.
αὐτόν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.


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