A1 | 1-10. BARBARIANS AT MELITA. |

a | 1, 2. Arrival. No little kindness.

b | 3-6. Evidential miracle. The viper.

c | 7. Courteous reception by Publius.

b | 8, 9. Compassionate miracle. Dysentery, etc.

a | 10. Departure. Honours.

A2 | 11-17. BRETHRENS ON THE ROUTE TO ROME. |

d | 11-13. After three months. Departure.

e | 14. Brethren found at Puteoli.

e | 15. Brethren met at Appii forum.

d | 16, 17. After three days. Arrival.

A3 | 17-22. JEWS AT ROME. |

f | 17. Chief of Jews called. Sunkaleo.

g | 17. Laws and customs of people and fathers.

h | 18. Romans found no cause of death.

i | 19. Paul spoken against. (Antilego).

f | 20. Cause shown why Jews called. (parakaleo).

g | 20. Hope of Israel.

h | 21. Jews showed no harm.

i | 22. This sect spoken against. (Antilego).

It will be remembered that when writing the epistle to the Romans, the Apostle

expressed his great longing to meet them (Rom. 1: 10-12), telling them that when he did

come he would come in the fullness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ (Rom. 15: 29).

It is of great importance therefore to notice, that when at last the opportunity is presented,

those whom the Apostle first actually saw, by his own request, were the "chief of the

Jews" (Acts 28: 17). The Apostle's primary object in so doing is on the surface. He

knew by bitter experience what an influence the Jew, in his fanatical obstinacy and

religious pride, had even over temperate and just Roman rulers, and the character of the

Emperor before whose tribunal he was to appear to weight the scales of justice. The

Apostle did not cover this very human purpose under a cloak of false piety, but manfully

told these Jewish leaders his object:--