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Paul Is Put On a Ship Under Guard For The Voyage To Rome

27 And when it was determined that we[a] should sail-away to Italy, they were handing-over both Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Imperial[b] cohort, Julius by name. And having boarded an Adramyttian[c] ship being about to sail to the places along [the coast of] Asia, we put-to-sea— Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. And on another day we put in at Sidon. And Julius, having treated Paul humanely, permitted him to obtain care[d], having gone to his friends.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 27:1 Luke was last included in 21:18.
  2. Acts 27:1 Or, Augustan. That is, the cohort performing duties for the emperor.
  3. Acts 27:2 That is, from the seaport town of Adramyttium, near Troas.
  4. Acts 27:3 Or, attention. Medical care, personal refreshment, or spiritual fellowship may be in view. This does not imply Paul was unaccompanied by a guard.

Paul Sails for Rome

27 When it was decided that we(A) would sail for Italy,(B) Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.(C) We boarded a ship from Adramyttium about to sail for ports along the coast of the province of Asia,(D) and we put out to sea. Aristarchus,(E) a Macedonian(F) from Thessalonica,(G) was with us.

The next day we landed at Sidon;(H) and Julius, in kindness to Paul,(I) allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs.(J)

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