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Acts 27:3

JuliusPaulSidon
Friendship

1 When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.

2 We boarded an Adramyttian ship about to sail for ports along the coast of Asia, and we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.

The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.

4 After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

5 And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.

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BSB
The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
KJV
And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.
WEB
The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.
ASV
And the next day we touched at Sidon: and Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him leave to go unto his friends and refresh himself.
DARBY
And the next day we arrived at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and suffered him to go to his friends and refresh himself.
BLB
And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius, having treated Paul considerately, allowed [him], having gone to his friends, to receive care.
ÅB
Den annen dag løp vi inn til Sidon, og Julius, som var menneskekjærlig mot Paulus, gav ham lov til å gå til sine venner og nyte godt av deres omsorg.
OTB
Dagen etter ankom vi til Sidon; og Julius, som viste vennlighet mot Paulus, lot ham besøke sine venner for å få omsorg.
B1930
Den annen dag løp vi inn til Sidon, og Julius, som var menneskekjærlig mot Paulus, gav ham lov til å gå til sine venner og nyte godt av deres omsorg.

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Cross references

  • Acts 24:23

    He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.

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  • Acts 28:16

    When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

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  • Acts 27:43

    But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

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  • Isaiah 23:12

    He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus— even there you will find no rest.”

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  • Genesis 10:15

    And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,

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  • Isaiah 23:2–4

    Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.

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  • Zechariah 9:2

    and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.

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  • Matthew 11:21

    “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

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