Acts 27:5
and, sailing the whole length of the sea that lies off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia.
Weymouth NT (1912)
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
4Putting to sea again, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us;
6There Julius found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her.
Cross References
Acts 2:10of Egypt or of the parts of Africa towards Cyrene. Others are visitors from Rome--being either Jews or converts from heathenism--and others are Cretans or Arabians.
Acts 13:13From Paphos, Paul and his party put out to sea and sailed to Perga in Pamphylia. John, however, left them and returned to Jerusalem.
Acts 15:38while Paul deemed it undesirable to have as their companion one who had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work.
Acts 21:39"I am a Jew," replied Paul, "belonging to Tarsus in Cilicia, and am a citizen of no unimportant city. Give me leave, I pray you, to speak to the people."
Galatians 1:21Afterwards I visited 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 →