Paul Is Sent to Rome

27 Now when it was decided that (A)we (B)would sail for (C)Italy, they proceeded to turn Paul and some other prisoners over to a centurion of the Augustan [a](D)cohort, named Julius. And we boarded an Adramyttian ship that was about to sail to the regions along the coast of [b](E)Asia, and put out to sea accompanied by (F)Aristarchus, a (G)Macedonian of (H)Thessalonica. The next day we put in at (I)Sidon; and Julius (J)treated Paul with consideration and (K)allowed him to go to his friends and receive care. From there we put out to sea and sailed under the shelter of (L)Cyprus, because (M)the winds were contrary. When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of (N)Cilicia and (O)Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia. There the centurion found an (P)Alexandrian ship sailing for (Q)Italy, and he put us aboard it. When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, (R)since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of (S)Crete, off Salmone; and with difficulty (T)sailing past it, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 27:1 Normally 600 men (the number varied)
  2. Acts 27:2 I.e., west coast province of Asia Minor

Paul Is Put On a Ship Under Guard For The Voyage To Rome

27 And when it was determined that we[a] should sail-away to Italy, they were handing-over both Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Imperial[b] cohort, Julius by name. And having boarded an Adramyttian[c] ship being about to sail to the places along [the coast of] Asia, we put-to-sea— Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. And on another day we put in at Sidon. And Julius, having treated Paul humanely, permitted him to obtain care[d], having gone to his friends. And from there, having put-to-sea, we sailed-under-the-shelter[e]-of Cyprus because of the winds being contrary. And having sailed-through the open-sea along Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came down to Myra of Lycia. And there the centurion, having found an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, put us on board in it. And in many[f] days, sailing-slowly and with-difficulty, having come-to-be off Cnidus[g]— the wind not permitting us to go farther[h]— we sailed-under-the-shelter-of Crete off Salmone. And sailing-along it[i] with-difficulty, we came to a certain place being called Fair Havens, near to which was the city Lasea.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 27:1 Luke was last included in 21:18.
  2. Acts 27:1 Or, Augustan. That is, the cohort performing duties for the emperor.
  3. Acts 27:2 That is, from the seaport town of Adramyttium, near Troas.
  4. Acts 27:3 Or, attention. Medical care, personal refreshment, or spiritual fellowship may be in view. This does not imply Paul was unaccompanied by a guard.
  5. Acts 27:4 Or, lee-of.
  6. Acts 27:7 With favorable winds, the trip from Myra to Cnidus would have taken one day.
  7. Acts 27:7 This town is on the southwest extremity of modern Turkey.
  8. Acts 27:7 That is, farther north and west toward Italy. Instead they turn south to Crete.
  9. Acts 27:8 That is, the south side of Crete.