Acts 28:28

THE MESSAGE

"You've had your chance. The non-Jewish outsiders are next on the list. And believe me, they're going to receive it with open arms!" Paul lived for two years in his rented house. He welcomed everyone who came to visit. He urgently presented all matters of the kingdom of God. He explained everything about Jesus Christ. His door was always open.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Therefore, let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen.”

King James Version (1611)
Be it knowen therfore vnto you, that the saluation of God is sent vnto the Gentiles, and that they wil heare it.

King James Version
Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it.

English Standard Version
Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen." He lived there two whole years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.

New American Standard Bible
"Therefore, let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will also listen."

New Century Version
"I want you to know that God has also sent his salvation to all nations, and they will listen!"

Amplified Bible
"Therefore let it be known to you that [this message of] the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they indeed will listen!"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will also listen."

Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God was sent to the Gentiles—they will also hear."

Berean Standard Bible
Be advised, therefore, that God's salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!"

Contemporary English Version
Paul said, "You may be sure that God wants to save the Gentiles! And they will listen."

Complete Jewish Bible
Therefore, let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Goyim, and they will listen!"

Darby Translation
Be it known to you therefore, that this salvation of God has been sent to the nations; *they* also will hear [it].

Easy-to-Read Version
"I want you Jews to know that God has sent his salvation to the non-Jewish people. They will listen!"

Geneva Bible (1587)
Be it knowen therefore vnto you, that this saluation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they shall heare it.

George Lamsa Translation
Let this be known to you therefore: that this salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, for they will listen to it.

Good News Translation
And Paul concluded: "You are to know, then, that God's message of salvation has been sent to the Gentiles. They will listen!"

Lexham English Bible
Therefore let it be known to you that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles. They also will listen!" So he stayed two whole years in his own rented house, and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, without hindrance.

Literal Translation
Then let it be known to you that the salvation of God was sent to the nations, and they will hear. LXX-Psa. 66:3; MT-Psa. 67:2

American Standard Version
Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear. And he abode two whole years in his own hired dwelling, and received all that went in unto him, preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching the things concerning the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness, none forbidding him.

Bible in Basic English
Be certain, then, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will give hearing.

Hebrew Names Version
"Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the Goyim. They will also hear."

International Standard Version
"You must understand that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen."will listen">[fn]

Etheridge Translation
Be this therefore known to you, that to the Gentiles is sent this redemption, for they will also hear it.

Murdock Translation
Therefore, be this known to you, that to the Gentiles is this redemption of God sent: and, moreover, they will hear it.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Be it knowen therfore vnto you, that this saluation of God is sent to the gentiles, and they shall heare it.

English Revised Version
Be it known therefore unto you, that this salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles: they will also hear.

World English Bible
"Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles. They will also hear."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear.

Weymouth's New Testament
"Be fully assured, therefore, that this salvation--God's salvation--has now been sent to the Gentiles, and that they, at any rate, will give heed."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor be it knowun to you, that this helthe of God is sent to hethen men, and thei schulen here.

Update Bible Version
Be it known therefore to you, that this salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles: they will also hear.

Webster's Bible Translation
Be it known therefore to you, that the salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it.

New English Translation
"Therefore be advised that this salvation from God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen!" Paul lived there two whole years in his own rented quarters and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with complete boldness and without restriction.

New King James Version
"Therefore let it be known to you that the salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will hear it!"

New Living Translation
So I want you to know that this salvation from God has also been offered to the Gentiles, and they will accept it."

New Life Bible
"I want you to know that the Good News of God of knowing how to be saved from the punishment of sin has been sent to the people who are not Jews. And they will listen to it!"

New Revised Standard
Let it be known to you then that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen." He lived there two whole years at his own expense and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Be it, known unto you, therefore, that, unto the nations, hath been sent forth this salvation of God: they, will also hear.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Be it known therefore to you that this salvation of God is sent to the Gentiles: and they will hear it.

Revised Standard Version
Let it be known to you then that this salvation of God has been sent to the Gentiles; they will listen."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Be it knowen therfore vnto you that this salvacion of God is sent to the gentyls and they shall heare it.

Young's Literal Translation
`Be it known, therefore, to you, that to the nations was sent the salvation of God, these also will hear it;'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Be it knowne therfore vnto you, yt this saluacio of God is sent vnto ye Heythe, and they shal heare it.

Mace New Testament (1729)
take notice therefore, that the offers of divine salvation are sent to the Gentiles, and they will receive them.

Simplified Cowboy Version
"You've heard the truth now and what you do with it is your business. But God now offers eternity to the mavericks . . . and they listen and receive it gladly!"

Contextual Overview

²³ They agreed on a time. When the day arrived, they came back to his home with a number of their friends. Paul talked to them all day, from morning to evening, explaining everything involved in the kingdom of God, and trying to persuade them all about Jesus by pointing out what Moses and the prophets had written about him. ²⁴Some of them were persuaded by what he said, but others refused to believe a word of it. When the unbelievers got cantankerous and started bickering with each other, Paul interrupted: "I have just one more thing to say to you. The Holy Spirit sure knew what he was talking about when he addressed our ancestors through Isaiah the prophet: Go to this people and tell them this: "You're going to listen with your ears, but you won't hear a word; You're going to stare with your eyes, but you won't see a thing. These people are blockheads! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won't have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won't have to look, so they won't have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them." ²⁸ "You've had your chance. The non-Jewish outsiders are next on the list. And believe me, they're going to receive it with open arms!" Paul lived for two years in his rented house. He welcomed everyone who came to visit. He urgently presented all matters of the kingdom of God. He explained everything about Jesus Christ. His door was always open. ²⁹ Once everyone was accounted for and we realized we had all made it, we learned that we were on the island of Malta. The natives went out of their way to be friendly to us. The day was rainy and cold and we were already soaked to the bone, but they built a huge bonfire and gathered us around it. Paul pitched in and helped. He had gathered up a bundle of sticks, but when he put it on the fire, a venomous snake, roused from its torpor by the heat, struck his hand and held on. Seeing the snake hanging from Paul's hand like that, the natives jumped to the conclusion that he was a murderer getting his just deserts. Paul shook the snake off into the fire, none the worse for wear. They kept expecting him to drop dead, but when it was obvious he wasn't going to, they jumped to the conclusion that he was a god! The head man in that part of the island was Publius. He took us into his home as his guests, drying us out and putting us up in fine style for the next three days. Publius's father was sick at the time, down with a high fever and dysentery. Paul went to the old man's room, and when he laid hands on him and prayed, the man was healed. Word of the healing got around fast, and soon everyone on the island who was sick came and got healed. We spent a wonderful three months on Malta. They treated us royally, took care of all our needs and outfitted us for the rest of the journey. When an Egyptian ship that had wintered there in the harbor prepared to leave for Italy, we got on board. The ship had a carved Gemini for its figurehead: "the Heavenly Twins." We put in at Syracuse for three days and then went up the coast to Rhegium. Two days later, with the wind out of the south, we sailed into the Bay of Naples. We found Christian friends there and stayed with them for a week. And then we came to Rome. Friends in Rome heard we were on the way and came out to meet us. One group got as far as Appian Court; another group met us at Three Taverns—emotion-packed meetings, as you can well imagine. Paul, brimming over with praise, led us in prayers of thanksgiving. When we actually entered Rome, they let Paul live in his own private quarters with a soldier who had been assigned to guard him. Three days later, Paul called the Jewish leaders together for a meeting at his house. He said, "The Jews in Jerusalem arrested me on trumped-up charges, and I was taken into custody by the Romans. I assure you that I did absolutely nothing against Jewish laws or Jewish customs. After the Romans investigated the charges and found there was nothing to them, they wanted to set me free, but the Jews objected so fiercely that I was forced to appeal to Caesar. I did this not to accuse them of any wrongdoing or to get our people in trouble with Rome. We've had enough trouble through the years that way. I did it for Israel. I asked you to come and listen to me today to make it clear that I'm on Israel's side, not against her. I'm a hostage here for hope, not doom." They said, "Nobody wrote warning us about you. And no one has shown up saying anything bad about you. But we would like very much to hear more. The only thing we know about this Christian sect is that nobody seems to have anything good to say about it." They agreed on a time. When the day arrived, they came back to his home with a number of their friends. Paul talked to them all day, from morning to evening, explaining everything involved in the kingdom of God, and trying to persuade them all about Jesus by pointing out what Moses and the prophets had written about him. Some of them were persuaded by what he said, but others refused to believe a word of it. When the unbelievers got cantankerous and started bickering with each other, Paul interrupted: "I have just one more thing to say to you. The Holy Spirit sure knew what he was talking about when he addressed our ancestors through Isaiah the prophet: Go to this people and tell them this: "You're going to listen with your ears, but you won't hear a word; You're going to stare with your eyes, but you won't see a thing. These people are blockheads! They stick their fingers in their ears so they won't have to listen; They screw their eyes shut so they won't have to look, so they won't have to deal with me face-to-face and let me heal them." "You've had your chance. The non-Jewish outsiders are next on the list. And believe me, they're going to receive it with open arms!"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

it known: Acts 2:14, Acts 4:10, Acts 13:38, Ezekiel 36:32

the salvation: Psalms 98:2, Psalms 98:3, Isaiah 49:6, Isaiah 52:10, Lamentations 3:26, Luke 2:30-32, Luke 3:6

sent: Acts 11:18, Acts 13:46, Acts 13:47, Acts 14:27, Acts 15:14, Acts 15:17, Acts 18:6, Acts 22:21, Acts 26:17, Acts 26:18, Matthew 21:41-43, Romans 3:29, Romans 3:30, Romans 4:11, Romans 11:11, Romans 15:8-16

Reciprocal: Judges 6:39 - dry Isaiah 11:10 - to it shall Isaiah 42:1 - he shall Zechariah 2:11 - many Matthew 28:19 - ye therefore Luke 2:32 - light Luke 10:9 - The kingdom Luke 13:29 - General Luke 14:23 - Go Luke 24:47 - among John 4:30 - General Acts 8:25 - when they had Acts 10:33 - are we Acts 13:26 - to you Acts 13:42 - the Gentiles Romans 2:9 - of the Jew Galatians 2:7 - the gospel of the uncircumcision Philippians 1:28 - and that Hebrews 4:6 - some

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Be it known therefore unto you,.... Unbelievers and despisers, take this along with you at parting, and do not say you were never acquainted with it:

that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles; meaning the Gospel, which is a publication and declaration of that salvation, which God contrived from all eternity; made provision for, and secured in the covenant of grace; which he appointed, called, and sent Christ to effect, in the fulness of time; and which he has accomplished, by his obedience, sufferings, and death; even a full, complete, spiritual, and eternal salvation, from sin, Satan, the world, the curse of the law, and eternal death; that that Gospel which proclaims this, and is the power of God unto it, to them that believe, is sent to the Gentile world, by God himself, who has ordered his ministers to turn to them, upon the rejection of it by the Jews:

and [that] they will hear it: and do understand it and obey it, believe it and profess it: this the apostle could assert upon his own knowledge, who had preached it in many nations of the world; and could testify how gladly they heard it, with what pleasure they received it, how readily they obeyed it, and how cheerfully they professed it, and how steadily they held it; though the Jews despised and put it away from them, judging themselves unworthy of everlasting life: this the apostle says, reproaching them with their folly, stupidity, and infidelity; when the Gentiles, which knew not God, received the Gospel and are saved.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The salvation of God - The knowledge of God’s mode of saving people.

Is sent unto the Gentiles - Since you have rejected it, it will be offered to them. See the notes on Acts 13:46.

And that they will hear it - They will embrace it. Paul was never discouraged. If the gospel was rejected by one class of people he was ready to offer it to another. If his own countrymen despised it, he never allowed himself to suppose that Christ had died in vain, but believed that others would embrace its saving benefits. How happy would it be if all Christians had the same unwavering faith and zeal as Paul.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 28:28. The salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles — St. Paul had spoken to this effect twice before, Acts 13:46, and Acts 18:6, where see the notes; but here he uses a firmer tone, being out of the Jewish territories, and under the protection of the emperor. By the salvation of God, all the blessings of the kingdom of Christ are intended. This salvation God could have sent unto the Gentiles, independently of the Jewish disobedience; but He waited till they had rejected it, and then reprobated them, and elected the Gentiles. Thus the elect became reprobate, and the reprobate elect.

They will hear it. — That is, they will obey it; for ακουειν signifies, not only to hear, but also to obey.