15. And from thence, when the brethren had heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and the Three Taverns: whom when Paul saw, he gave thanks to God, and took courage.
16. And when we were come to Rome, Paul was suffered to dwell by himself, with a soldier that kept him.
17. And after the third day, he called together the chief of the Jews. And when they were assembled, he said to them: Men, brethren, I, having done nothing against the people, or the custom of our fathers, was delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans;
18. Who, when they had examined me, would have released me, for that there was no cause of death in me;
19. But the Jews contradicting it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had any thing to accuse my nation of.
20. For this cause therefore I desired to see you, and to speak to you. Because that for the hope of Israel, I am bound with this chain.
21. But they said to him: We neither received letters concerning thee from Judea, neither did any of the brethren that came hither, relate or speak any evil of thee.