Acts 28:15

The brothers from there, ¹  when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius ²  and Three Taverns ³  to meet us. When he saw them, ⁴  Paul thanked God and took courage.

Ex 4:14; Jos 1:6,7,9; 1Sa 30:6; Ps 27:14; Joh 12:13; Ac 10:25; Ac 21:5; Ro 15:24; 1Co 12:21,22; 2Co 2:14; 2Co 7:5-7; Ga 4:14; 1Th 3:7; Heb 13:3; 3Jo 1:6-8

¹ sn Mention of Christian brothers from there (Rome) shows that God’s message had already spread as far as Italy and the capital of the empire.

² sn The Forum of Appius was a small traveler’s stop on the Appian Way about 43 mi (71 km) south of Rome (BDAG 125 s.v. ᾿Αππίου φόρον). It was described by Horace as “crammed with boatmen and stingy tavernkeepers” (Satires 1.5.3).

³ sn Three Taverns was a stop on the Appian Way 33 mi (55 km) south of Rome.

⁴ tn Grk “whom, when he saw [them], Paul.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative pronoun (“whom”) was replaced by the personal pronoun (“them”) and a new sentence begun here in the translation.