Acts 27:5
After sailing across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we arrived at Myra of Lycia.
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
In Context
4From there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us.
6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship that was sailing to Italy and put us on board.
Cross References
Acts 2:10Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the districts of Libya that are near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism),
Acts 13:13Then Paul and his companions set sail from Paphos and went to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.
Acts 15:38But Paul thought it best not to bring this man who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them in their work.
Acts 21:39Paul said, “I am a Jewish man from Tarsus of Cilicia, a citizen of an important city. Now I beg yoʋ, let me speak to the people.”
Galatians 1:21Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
Matthew Henry on Acts 27:2-12
Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 1 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. 2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. 3 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself. 4 And when we had launched… Read the whole commentary →