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I was immediately challenged by the action of these Roman Christians. Travel was not easy in those days, though the Roman roads were the best of their time. Paul and his team had been through all kinds of “adventures” on their way to Rome. As they travelled they came to the town of Appii Forum shortly thereafter, perhaps the same day they come to the “rest stop” of the Three Taverns. Along this journey Paul must have looked up and seen a group of people approaching. We don’t know how many of these people Paul knew if any, but he had written to the church there about five year before and he had been praying for them and longed to meet them (see Romans 1v9-11) and had desired to do so for a long time (Romans 15v23).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.
Proverbs 23v23 – Buy the truth and sell it not, also wisdom, and instruction, and understandingOne chanced mockingly, beholding the carriages of the men, to say unto them, "What will ye, buy?" but they, looking gravely upon him, said, "We buy the truth" (Proverbs 23v23). At that there was an occasion taken to despise the men the more: some mocking; some taunting; some speaking reproachfully; and some calling upon others to smite them. At last, things came to a hubbub and great stir in the fair, insomuch that all order was confounded. Now was word presently brought to the great one of the fair, who quickly came down, and deputed some of his most trusty friends to take these men into examination, about whom the fair was almost overturned. So the men were brought to examination: and they that sat upon them, asked them whence they came; whither they went; and what they did there in such an unusual garb?