Acts 28:23
And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.
Paul arrived at Rome as a prisoner after landing at Puteoli, where a few Christians asked him to remain seven days by the centurion's kind permission. Christians in Italy had eagerly looked forward to his visit since receiving his letter to the Romans, and learning of his approach through constant communication over the one hundred and forty miles between Puteoli and Rome, they started out to meet and welcome him. They had not expected to see him come in chains, but they loved him the more because of his sufferings. His preaching in Rome continued his work of proclaiming Christianity among his labors in many regions and communities, standing before his later work after release as his final work.
On a day they appointed, many Jews came to his lodging in Rome because they wanted to hear for themselves the reasons for his faith in Christ. They had received no letters or accusations against him, and they knew that his faith was spoken against everywhere. From morning till evening he expounded and testified the kingdom of God and sought to persuade them concerning Jesus from the law of Moses and the prophets. He joined arguments from the Old Testament Scriptures with his own experience, testifying to what he knew and had seen, and he spoke with simplicity, sincerity, and power.
He showed that Moses pointed Israel to Christ as the Prophet they must hear. He showed that the prophets testified of Christ as God's remedy for sin, the guiltless One who bears the sins of the guilty. The Jesus he presented is Jesus of Nazareth, Israel's hope, the one to whom the ritual system pointed. His testimony convinced those who were honestly seeking truth, while others refused the plain testimony of Scripture even though they could not refute his arguments. His presentation of Jesus from the Scriptures shows that carefully observed religious forms and ceremonies cannot replace accepting Christ. The verse belongs to the account of Paul in chains and led toward a criminal's death, yet standing by faith against Nero, ruler of a world empire, showing that trust in God's word can withstand the power of the world.