King James Version
What Does Acts 27:5 Mean?
“And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.”
Context
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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 .
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And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
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And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
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And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein .
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And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; Crete: or, Candy
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(5) **We came to Myra, a city of Lycia.**—The city lay about two miles and a half from the mouth of the river Andriacus. It had been at one time the metropolis of Lycia, and the remains of a theatre and an aqueduct remain to attest its former stateliness.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
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