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Acts 28:21 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 21. 21And they said unto him, We neither received letters out of Judæa concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that came shewed or spake any harm of thee.
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Role in This Section
Records local leaders denying letters or reports from Judea against Paul.
Read It With
- Acts 28:17–28:22
Acts 28:21 records local leaders denying letters or reports from Judea against Paul; within Acts 28:17–28:22, the controlling movement is that Paul summons local Jewish leaders, insists he has done nothing against the people or ancestral customs, explains his appeal and chain for Israel's hope, and hears that they lack direct reports but want to learn about the disputed sect.
Why It Needs Context
Records local leaders denying letters or reports from Judea against Paul. Its responsible force depends on the full sequence, speaker, narrator framing, and outcome of Acts 28:17–28:22; it is connective evidence rather than a complete standalone teaching.
Continue in Context
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Read Acts 28:17–28:22 — Paul explains his custody to Rome's Jewish leadersSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and unit coverage.
Exact location: Acts 28:17–28:22, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and punctuation control, without pretending one edition is a complete apparatus.
Exact location: SBLGNT official text, Acts 28:17-28:22
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