Acts 27:6

New English Translation

⁶There the centurion^[a] found^[b] a ship from Alexandria^[c] sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.

Acts 27:6 sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.
Acts 27:6 tn Grk “finding.” The participle εὑρών (heurōn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
Acts 27:6 sn Alexandria (modern Alexandria) was a great city of northern Egypt which was a center for grain trade to Rome. Therefore this type of travel connection was common at the time. For a winter journey (considered hazardous) there were special bonuses and insurance provided (Suetonius, Life of Claudius 18.1-2).

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