Bible Strands
Acts 28:29
And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reasoning among themselves.
King James Version
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Study note
Setting — Paul addresses a group of Jewish visitors in Rome immediately after declaring that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles. The narrative shifts from his speech to the audience’s immediate departure and private discussion.
The words — αὐτοῦ (autou) and εἰπόντος (eipontos) appear in the Greek construction "ταῦτα αὐτοῦ εἰπόντος," literally "these things of him saying," which functions as a temporal clause marking the conclusion of Paul’s address. ἀπῆλθον (apēlthon) and Ἰουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi) record the group's physical withdrawal from the speaker.
The thread — The verse concludes a narrative sequence where Paul’s proclamation about Gentile inclusion triggers a divided response from Jewish listeners, a pattern seen earlier in Acts 13:45 and 18:6 where similar declarations spark departure and dispute.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that a final declaration of divine action naturally produces a decisive reaction, leaving the audience to process the claim without the narrator’s judgment.
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