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Acts 28:11 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Acts 28:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 28 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
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“And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.”
Acts 28:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 28:11
After three months we departed—winter storms (November-February) prevented navigation, requiring this extended stay. In a ship of Alexandria—another grain vessel from Egypt's port, part of Rome's grain fleet. Which had wintered in the isle (παρακεχειμακότι)—the perfect participle indicating it spent the entire winter harbored safely. Whose sign was Castor and Pollux (παρασήμῳ Διοσκούροις)—the ship's figurehead depicted these twin gods, patron deities of sailors in Greco-Roman mythology. Luke matter-of-factly records this detail without endorsing paganism, showing how Christians navigate pagan ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 28:11
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“and he put us on board.”
“we know that no idol is anything in the world”
“you who have escaped from the nations: they have no knowledge who carry the wood of their engraved image”
“of the Alexandrians”
“and cried every man to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea”
“and made vows.”