Rome

Rome is a settlement named in 15 verses of the Bible. It is most likely identified with Rome (high confidence).

Location

Where scholars place it, most confident first. Confidence is OpenBible.info's score from the sources it surveys; it is not this site's judgment.

Journeys

• Paul's voyage to Rome

Verses

Acts

• Acts 2:10
  Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
• Acts 18:2
  And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them.There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,
• Acts 19:21
  After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.After these things had happened, Paul resolved in the Spirit to go to Jerusalem after he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia. “After I have been there,” he said, “I must see Rome as well.”
• Acts 19:40
  For we are in danger to be called in question for this day’s uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an account of this concourse.For we are in jeopardy of being charged with rioting for today’s events, and we have no justification to account for this commotion.”
• Acts 23:11
  And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
• Acts 25:25
  But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.
• Acts 25:27
  For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
• Acts 28:14
  Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.
• Acts 28:15
  And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.
• Acts 28:16
  And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
• Acts 28:30
  And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him,Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.

Romans

• Romans 1:7
  To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
• Romans 1:15
  So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the gospel to you that are at Rome also.That is why I am so eager to preach the gospel also to you who are in Rome.
• Romans 15:24
  Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with your company.I hope to see you on my way to Spain. And after I have enjoyed your company for a while, you can equip me for my journey.

2 Timothy

• 2 Timothy 1:17
  But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.

Notes

1. Locations from the OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
2. Verses are those where at least one of ten English translations names this place, per OpenBible.info.