Acts 27:9

And we were there much time, until the day when the day of the fast of the Jihudoyee had also passed, and there had become danger for one to voyage by sea. And Paulos counselled them

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,

In Context

8and hardly voyaging we passing around it came to the place which is called the Fair Havens. AND it was nigh to the city named Lasia.

10and said, Men, I perceive that with distress and much loss we are to voyage, not only to the burden of the ship, but also to our own lives.

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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 →

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