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The Voyage to Rome Begins

1 And when ait was decided that we should sail to Italy, they delivered Paul and some other prisoners to one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustan Regiment.  
2 So, entering a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, meaning to sail along the coasts of Asia. aAristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us.  
3 And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius atreated Paul kindly and gave him liberty to go to his friends and receive care.  
4 When we had put to sea from there, we sailed under the shelter of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 And when we had sailed over the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
6 There the centurion found aan Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, and he put us on board.  
7 When we had sailed slowly many days, and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus, the wind not permitting us to proceed, we sailed under the shelter of aCrete off Salmone.  
8 Passing it with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

Paul’s Warning Ignored

9 Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous abecause the Fast was already over, Paul advised them,  
Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Acts 27:2

a ship of—belonging to.

Adramyttium—a port on the northeast coast of the Ægean Sea. Doubtless the centurion expected to find another ship, bound for Italy, at some of the ports of Asia Minor, without having to go with this ship all the way to Adramyttium; and in this he was not disappointed. See on Acts 27:6.

meaning to sail by the coasts—"places."

of Asia—a coasting vessel, which was to touch at the ports of proconsular Asia.

one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us—rather, "Aristarchus the Macedonian," etc. The word "one" should not have been introduced here by our translators, as if this name had not occurred before; for we find him seized by the Ephesian mob as a "man of Macedonia and Paul's companion in travel" (Acts 19:29) and as a "Thessalonian" accompanying the apostle from Ephesus on his voyage back to Palestine (Acts 20:4). Here both these places are mentioned in connection with his name. After this we find him at Rome with the apostle (Colossians 4:10; Philemon 1:24).




Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Acts 27:2:

Acts 19:29
Acts 27:6
Colossians 4:10

 

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