Acts 27:5
3 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.
4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
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.
Compare
- BSB
- And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
- KJV
- And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
- WEB
- When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
- ASV
- And when we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, [a city] of Lycia.
- DARBY
- And having sailed over the waters of Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia:
- BLB
- And having sailed across the sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra of Lycia.
- ÅB
- og etter at vi hadde seilt over havet ved Kilikia og Pamfylia, kom vi til Myra i Lykia.
- OTB
- Etter å ha seilt over havet langs kystene av Kilikia og Pamfylia, ankom vi Myra i Lycia.
- B1930
- og efterat vi hadde seilt over havet ved Kilikia og Pamfylia, kom vi til Myra i Lykia.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 6:9
Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
Read in contextActs 13:13
Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
Read in contextActs 21:39
But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
Read in contextActs 15:23
And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:
Read in contextActs 2:10
Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,
Read in contextActs 15:38
But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
Read in contextGalatians 1:21
Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;
Read in contextActs 15:41
And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.
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