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Read (and listen!) through the amazing story of Luke and Acts!
Immerse: Luke and Acts is part of Immerse: The Reading Bible, which takes you on a new and unique journey through the books of Luke and Acts in the New Testament. This fresh arrangement of the books highlights the depth of the New Testament’s fourfold witness to Jesus the Messiah. The Son of God, who fulfills all the longings and promises of the collected Scriptures. The goal of Bible reading is to understand the sacred writings in depth so we can learn to live with them. Using the text of the New Living Translation (NLT) from Tyndale Publishing, now you can experience Luke and Acts the same way the original readers did and be fully immersed in the most amazing story of all time!
Samantha: Welcome to Immerse
Luke and Acts, Day 40, Week 8
It was three months after the shipwreck
that we set sail on another ship that had
wintered at the 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 Regium.
A day later, a south wind began
blowing, so the following day we
sailed up the coast to Putili.
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, the 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, 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.
For the next two years, Paul
lived in Rome at his own expense.
He welcomed all who visited him, boldly
proclaiming the kingdom of God, and
teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ.
And no one tried to stop him.
This concludes today's
Immerse Reading Experience.
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