This month's memory verse

Ephesians 4:4-6

There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

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Key Verse | Acts 28:15

And the brothers there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. On seeing them, Paul thanked God and took courage.

Acts 28:11-16

Paul Arrives at Rome

11It was three months after the shipwreck that we set sail on another ship that had wintered at the island—an Alexandrian ship with the twin gods* as its figurehead. 12Our first stop was Syracuse,* where we stayed three days. 13From there we sailed across to Rhegium.* A day later a south wind began blowing, so the following day we sailed up the coast to Puteoli. 14There we found some believers,* who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome.

15The brothers and sisters* in Rome had heard we were coming, and they came to meet us at the Forum* on the Appian Way. Others joined us at The Three Taverns.* When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and thanked God.

16When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to have his own private lodging, though he was guarded by a soldier.

Footnotes

28:11 The twin gods were the Roman gods Castor and Pollux.
28:12 Syracuse was on the island of Sicily.
28:13 Rhegium was on the southern tip of Italy.
28:14 Greek brothers.
28:15a Greek brothers.
28:15b The Forum was about 43 miles (70 kilometers) from Rome.
28:15c The Three Taverns was about 35 miles (57 kilometers) from Rome.

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