Acts 28:23 - Exposition

They came to him into his lodging in great number for there came many to him into his lodging, A.V. ; expounded the matter for expounded, A.V. ; testifying for and testified, A.V.; and persuading for persuading, A.V.; from for out of (twice), A.V. His lodging ; ξενία , elsewhere only in Philemon 1:22 . It may well be the same as the "hired dwelling" in verse 30. Expounded ( ἐξετίθετο ). The verb governs the accusative τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ , as in Acts 18:26 , and is not intransitive, as in Acts 11:4 . Testifying ; διαμαρτυράμενος , a favorite word of St. Luke's, most commonly intransitive, and so to be taken here. It qualifies the verb (see Luke 16:28 ; Acts 2:40 ; Acts 8:25 ; Acts 10:42 ; Acts 20:23 ; Acts 23:1-35 . 11). It is transitive in Acts 20:21 , Acts 20:24 ; doubtful in Acts 18:5 . The kingdom of God . The great subject-matter of the gospel in all its parts—grace, righteousness, glory, through Jesus Christ. From the Law of Moses and from the prophets (see Luke 24:27 , Luke 24:44 ). From morning till evening . So do the Jews frequent the houses of the missionaries to this day, and listen with great interest and apparent earnestness to their teaching.