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Acts 27:3
3The next day after we left Caesarea, we arrived at Sidon. Julius was kind to Paul. He said, ‘Paul, you can go and visit your friends here. They can give you anything that you need.’
Acts 27:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, in kindness to Paul, allowed him to go to his friends so they might provide for his needs.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the next day we landed at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him liberty to go to his friends and receive care.
Context of Acts 27:3
1Some time after that, Festus decided that we should sail to Italy. So he commanded a soldier called Julius to guard Paul and some other prisoners. Julius was an officer in the Roman army. He had authority over 100 soldiers in a group called ‘The Emperor Augustus Group’. 2We went onto a ship that had come from Adramyttium. This ship was ready to leave. It would sail to the towns on the coast of Asia region. A man called Aristarchus also sailed with us. He came from a city in Macedonia called Thessalonica. The next day after we left Caesarea, we arrived at Sidon. Julius was kind to Paul. He said, ‘Paul, you can go and visit your friends here. They can give you anything that you need.’ 4Then we sailed out across the sea again. But the wind was blowing against our ship. So we sailed round the island called Cyprus. We sailed on the side of the island where the wind was not strong. 5When we were near to Cilicia and Pamphylia, we sailed straight across the sea. Then we arrived at Myra, in the region called Lycia.
Read all of Acts 27Acts 27:3 word by word
τῇ τε ἑτέρᾳ κατήχθημεν εἰς Σιδῶνα, φιλανθρώπως τε ὁ Ἰούλιος τῷ Παύλῳ χρησάμενος ἐπέτρεψεν πρὸς τοὺς φίλους πορευθέντι ἐπιμελείας τυχεῖν.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andτεte · and/bothG5037
- the nextὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the nextἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
- we touchedκατάγωkatagō · to bring downG2609
- atεἰςeis · towardG1519
- SidonΣιδώνSidōn · SidonG4605
- JuliusἸούλιοςIoulios · JuliusG2457
- courteouslyφιλανθρώπωςphilanthrōpōs · benevolentlyG5364
- entreatedχράωchraomai · to useG5530
- PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
- and gaveἐπιτρέπωepitrepō · to permitG2010
- to goπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
- untoπρόςpros · to/withG4314
- his friendsφίλοςphilos · friendly/friendG5384
- to refresh himselfἐπιμέλειαepimeleia · careG1958
- to refresh himselfτυγχάνωtugchanō · to obtain/happenG5177
Cross-references for Acts 27:3
- Acts 12:20At that time, King Herod was angry with the people who lived in Tyre and Sidon. A group of men from these cities went together to speak to Herod about the problem. A man called Blastus was an important servant in King Herod's house. The group of men said to Blastus, ‘Please help us when we speak to King Herod.’ Then they went and they said to Herod, ‘Please stop being angry with our people. We want to be friends again.’ They said this because they needed to buy food in King Herod's country.
- Genesis 10:15Canaan was the father of Sidon, who was born first. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,
- Genesis 49:13Zebulun will live by the shore of the sea. His town will be a safe place for ships to stay. His land will go as far as Sidon.
- Isaiah 23:2Weep quietly, you people who live on the coast of the sea. Yes, weep, you traders of Sidon city. Your sailors travelled across the sea and you became rich.
- Zechariah 9:2The Lord speaks against the country called Hamath. (It is next to the country called Hadrach.) The people in Tyre and Sidon cities are very wise. But the Lord also speaks against them.
- Acts 24:23He said to the officer who was holding Paul, ‘Continue to guard this man carefully. But his friends can come and see him. They can help him and they can bring things for him.’
- Acts 27:1Some time after that, Festus decided that we should sail to Italy. So he commanded a soldier called Julius to guard Paul and some other prisoners. Julius was an officer in the Roman army. He had authority over 100 soldiers in a group called ‘The Emperor Augustus Group’.
- Acts 28:16When we arrived in Rome, the Roman officer said to Paul, ‘You may live in a house by yourself, but a soldier will guard you there.’
Commentaries on Acts 27:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Touched at Sidon - For some account of this place, see the notes on Matthew 11:21; and Acts 12:20. Julius courteously entreated Paul - At the conclusion of the preceding chapter, it has been intimated that the kind treatment which Paul received, both from Julius and at Rome, was owing to the impression made on the minds of Agrippa and Festus, relative to his innocence. It appears that Julius permitted him to go ashore, and visit the Christians which were…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3We touched at Sidon - See the notes on Matthew 11:21. Sidon was about 67 miles north of Caesarea, and the passage could be easily accomplished, under favorable circumstances, in 24 hours. It is probable that the vessel, being a “coaster,” put in there for purposes of trade. Sidon is the last city on the Phoenician coast in which the presence of the apostle can be traced. And Julius courteously entreated Paul - Treated him kindly or humanely. And gave him…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Sidon was a city on the coast, about 110 kilometers (70 miles) north of Caesarea. It was the ship’s first stop. Julius (the Roman officer in charge) treated Paul kindly and allowed his Christian friends there to care for him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. next day we touched at Sidon--To reach this ancient and celebrated Mediterranean port, about seventy miles north from Cæsarea, in one day, they must have had a fair wind. Julius courteously--(See on Ac 27:1). gave him liberty to go to his friends--no doubt disciples, gained, it would seem, by degrees, all along the Phoenician coast since the first preaching there (see on Ac 11:19 and Ac 21:4). to refresh himself--which after his long confinement would…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Acts 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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