There were a few Christians in this place, who entreated the apostle to remain with them seven days, and the privilege was kindly granted by the centurion. Since receiving Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, the Christians of Italy had eagerly looked forward to a visit from the apostle. They had little expected to see him in chains as a prisoner, but his sufferings only endeared him to them the more. The distance from Puteoli to Rome being but a hundred and forty miles, and the seaport being in constant communication with the metropolis, the Roman Christians were informed of Paul’s approach, and some of them started to meet and welcome him.{LP 272.2}


Skildringer fra Paulus liv kapitel 25. 272.     Fra side 272 i den engelske udgave.tilbage

Ankomst til Rom

Der var nogle få kristne på dette sted, som bød apostlen instændigt at blive hos dem i syv dage, dette privilegium tilstod høvedsmanden venligst. Siden de havde fået Paulus brev til romerne, så Italiens kristne ivrigt frem til apostlens besøg. De forventede ikke at se ham i lænker som en fange, men hans lidelser gjorde ham blot mere hengiven over for dem. Vejen fra Puteoli til Rom, var kun på to hundrede kilometer, og havnebyen var hele tiden i forbindelse med omverden, og de romerske kristne blev informeret om Paulus ankomst, og nogle af dem gik ham i møde og bød ham velkommen.

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