Acts 27:4
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.
3 The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
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.
6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
- KJV
- And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
- WEB
- Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
- ASV
- And putting to sea from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
- DARBY
- And setting sail thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
- BLB
- And having set sail from there, we sailed under Cyprus because of the winds being contrary.
- ÅB
- Derfra fór vi videre og seilte inn under Kypern, fordi vinden var imot,
- OTB
- Derfra satte vi seil igjen og reiste under Kypros' ly, da vinden var imot oss.
- B1930
- Derfra fór vi videre og seilte inn under Kypern, fordi vinden var imot,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 4:36
Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (meaning Son of Encouragement),
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After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.
Read in contextActs 21:16
Some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us, and they took us to stay at the home of Mnason the Cypriot, an early disciple.
Read in contextActs 11:19–20
Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
Read in contextActs 15:39
Their disagreement was so sharp that they parted company. Barnabas took Mark and sailed for Cyprus,
Read in contextMatthew 14:24
but the boat was already far from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
Read in contextActs 21:3
After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
Read in contextMark 6:48
He could see that the disciples were straining to row, because the wind was against them. About the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went out to them, walking on the sea. He intended to pass by them,
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