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Acts 27:8
New English Translation
Acts 27:8
New English Translation
8 With difficulty we sailed along the coast[a] of Crete[b] and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.[c]
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- Acts 27:8 tn Grk “sailing along the coast…we came.” The participle παραλεγόμενοι (paralegomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. L&N 54.8, “παραλέγομαι: (a technical, nautical term) to sail along beside some object—‘to sail along the coast, to sail along the shore.’…‘they sailed along the coast of Crete’ Ac 27:13.”
- Acts 27:8 tn Grk “it”; the referent (Crete) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
- Acts 27:8 sn Lasea was a city on the southern coast of the island of Crete. This was about 60 mi (96 km) farther.
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