At Rome the charge of the centurion Julius ended. Here he delivered up his prisoners to the captain of the emperor’s guard. The good account which he gave of Paul, however, together with the letter of Festus, the procurator of Judea, caused the apostle to be favorably regarded by the chief captain, and instead of being thrown into prison, he was permitted to live in his own hired house. The trial of having constantly to be chained to a soldier was continued; but he was at liberty to receive his friends, and to labor for the advancement of the cause of Christ.{LP 274.2}

I Rom var høvedsmandens Julius’ opgave afsluttet. Her overdrog han sine fanger til hærføreren for kejserens vagt. Den gode fortælling som Paulus gav, endog sammen med Festus brev, Judæas prokurator, gjorde at overhærføren betragtede apostlen bedre, og i stedet for at kaste ham i fængsel, lod han ham leve i sin egen lejebolig. Det at hele tiden være lænket til en soldat fortsatte; men han fik lov til at tage imod sine venner, og arbejde for at fremme Kristi sag.