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The next day we put in[a] at Sidon,[b] and Julius, treating Paul kindly,[c] allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 27:3 tn BDAG 516 s.v. κατάγω states, “Hence the pass., in act. sense, of ships and seafarers put in εἴς τι at a harborεἰς Σιδῶνα Ac 27:3.”
  2. Acts 27:3 sn Sidon is another seaport 75 mi (120 km) north of Caesarea.
  3. Acts 27:3 tn BDAG 1056 s.v. φιλανθρώπως states, “benevolently, kindly φιλανθρώπως χρῆσθαί (τινι) treat someone in kindly fashionAc 27:3.”sn Treating Paul kindly. Paul’s treatment followed the pattern of the earlier imprisonment (cf. Acts 24:23).
  4. Acts 27:3 tn Grk “to go to his friends to be cared for.” The scene is an indication of Christian hospitality.