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Day Twenty-Eight Acts Chapter 28: Finally in Rome Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta. The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and…

Day Twenty-Seven Acts Chapter 27: Stormy Seas When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment. We boarded a ship…

Day Twenty-Six Acts Chapter 26: Before the King Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” So Paul motioned with his hand and began his defense: “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you…

Day Twenty-Five Acts Chapter 25: “All Roads Lead to Rome” Three days after arriving in the province, Festus went up from Caesarea to Jerusalem, where the chief priests and the Jewish leaders appeared before him and presented the charges against…

Day Twenty-Four Acts Chapter 24: Defend the Gospel Five days later the high priest Ananias went down to Caesarea with some of the elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, and they brought their charges against Paul before the governor. When…

Day Twenty-Three Acts Chapter 23: Unsung Heroes Paul looked straight at the Sanhedrin and said, “My brothers, I have fulfilled my duty to God in all good conscience to this day.” At this the high priest Ananias ordered those standing…

Day Twenty-Two Acts Chapter 22: Paul Speaks “Brothers and fathers, listen now to my defense.” When they heard him speak to them in Aramaic, they became very quiet. Then Paul said: “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia,…

Day Twenty-One Acts Chapter 21: Trials for Paul After we had torn ourselves away from them, we put out to sea and sailed straight to Kos. The next day we went to Rhodes and from there to Patara. We found…

Day Twenty Acts Chapter 20: “It Is More Blessed to Give Than to Receive” When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples and, after encouraging them, said goodbye and set out for Macedonia. He traveled through that area,…

Day Nineteen Acts Chapter 19: Receiving the Holy Spirit While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived at Ephesus. There he found some disciples and asked them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when…