Acts 27:2

Acts 27:2

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:

People's Commentary (NT)

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Acts 27:2 A ship of Adramyttium. This city was on the Asiatic coast of the Aegean Sea. In those days there were no regular lines of passenger ships, and in making a voyage from Judea to Rome several ships might be necessary to complete the voyage. Paul took three before he reached Rome. Aristarchus, a Macedonian. He is named in Acts 19:29 20:4. Luke and Aristarchus are the only fellow-Christians who attended Paul on the journey, as far as we know. In Colossians 4:10, written while a prisoner at Rome, Paul calls Aristarchus his "fellow prisoner", and in Philemon 1:24, his "fellow worker".

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