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Acts 27:7-9
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Acts 27:7-9
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
7 And in many[a] days, sailing-slowly and with-difficulty, having come-to-be off Cnidus[b]— the wind not permitting us to go farther[c]— we sailed-under-the-shelter-of Crete off Salmone. 8 And sailing-along it[d] with-difficulty, we came to a certain place being called Fair Havens, near to which was the city Lasea. 9 And a considerable time having passed, and the voyage being already dangerous[e] because even the Fast[f] had passed-by already, Paul was advising,
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- Acts 27:7 With favorable winds, the trip from Myra to Cnidus would have taken one day.
- Acts 27:7 This town is on the southwest extremity of modern Turkey.
- Acts 27:7 That is, farther north and west toward Italy. Instead they turn south to Crete.
- Acts 27:8 That is, the south side of Crete.
- Acts 27:9 Or, prone-to-fail.
- Acts 27:9 That is, the fast on the Day of Atonement at the end of September or early October, the only fast commanded by the Law. The Mediterranean was considered unsafe for sailing between mid-September and mid-November, when sailing ceased for the winter. The Day of Atonement in view here may have been the one on October 5, 59.
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Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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