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Acts 28:22
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20 For this reason therefore I have called for you, to see you and speak with you, because afor the hope of Israel I am bound with bthis chain.”  
21 Then they said to him, “We neither received letters from Judea concerning you, nor have any of the brethren who came reported or spoken any evil of you.
22 But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this sect, we know that ait is spoken against everywhere.”  
23 So when they had appointed him a day, many came to him at his lodging, ato whom he explained and solemnly testified of the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus bfrom both the Law of Moses and the Prophets, from morning till evening.  
24 And asome were persuaded by the things which were spoken, and some disbelieved.  
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Acts 28:22

But we desire (acioumen de). Old verb aciow, to deem worthy, to think right or proper as in Acts 15:38 which see. They think it only fair to hear Paul's side of his case.

Concerning this sect (peri thv airesewv tauthv). Paul had identified Christianity with Judaism (verse Acts 28:20) in its Messianic hope. The language seems to imply that the number of Christians in Rome was comparatively small and mainly Gentile. If the edict of Claudius for the expulsion of the Jews from Rome (Acts 18:2) was due to disturbance over Christ (Xrhstuv), then even in Rome the Jews had special reason for hostility towards Christians.

Everywhere spoken against (pantaxou antilegetai). Cf. verse Acts 28:19. The line of cleavage between Jew and Christian was now sharply drawn everywhere.




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