Acts 27:6

Acts 27:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
• New International Version (NIV)There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
• English Standard Version (ESV)There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy and put us on board.
• New King James Version (NKJV)There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing to Italy, and he put us on board.

Context of Acts 27:6

4Putting out to sea from there, we encountered strong headwinds that made it difficult to keep the ship on course, so we sailed north of Cyprus between the island and the mainland. 5Keeping to the open sea, we passed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, landing at Myra, in the province of Lycia. There the commanding officer found an Egyptian ship from Alexandria that was bound for Italy, and he put us on board. 7We had several days of slow sailing, and after great difficulty we finally neared Cnidus. But the wind was against us, so we sailed across to Crete and along the sheltered coast of the island, past the cape of Salmone. 8We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

Acts 27:6 word by word

κἀκεῖ εὑρὼν ὁ ἑκατοντάρχης πλοῖον Ἀλεξανδρῖνον πλέον εἰς τὴν Ἰταλίαν ἐνεβίβασεν ἡμᾶς εἰς αὐτό.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And thereκἀκεῖkakei · and thereG2546
• the centurionὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchēs hekatontarchos · centurionG1543
• foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• a shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• of AlexandriaἈλεξανδρῖνοςAlexandrinos · AlexandriaG222
• sailingπλέωpleō pleuō · to sailG4126
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• ItalyἸταλίαItalia · ItalyG2482
• and he putἐμβιβάζωembibazō · to put on boardG1688
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• thereinαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846

Cross-references for Acts 27:6

• Acts 27:1When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custody of a Roman officer named Julius, a captain of the Imperial Regiment.
• Acts 6:9But one day some men from the Synagogue of Freed Slaves, as it was called, started to debate with him. They were Jews from Cyrene, Alexandria, Cilicia, and the province of Asia.
• Acts 18:24Meanwhile, a Jew named Apollos, an eloquent speaker who knew the Scriptures well, had arrived in Ephesus from Alexandria in Egypt.
• Acts 28:11It was three months after the shipwreck that we set sail on another ship that had wintered at the island—an Alexandrian ship with the twin gods as its figurehead.

Commentaries on Acts 27:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6A ship of Alexandria - It appears, from Acts 27:38, that this ship was laden with wheat, which she was carrying from Alexandria to Rome. We know that the Romans imported much corn from Egypt, together with different articles of Persian and Indian merchandise.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6A ship of Alexandria - A ship belonging to Alexandria. Alexandria was in Egypt, and was founded by Alexander the Great. It appears from Acts 27:38 that the ship was laden with wheat. It is well known that great quantities of wheat were imported from Egypt to Rome, and it appears that this was one of the large ships which were employed for that purpose. Why the ship was on the coast of Asia Minor is not known But it is probable that it had been driven out…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6Luke gives a detailed description of the sea journey. The ship traveled north and then west along the southern coast of Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey). Myra was an important stop. Ships from Egypt carrying grain (food crops like wheat) to Italy regularly stopped there.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. there ... found a ship of Alexandria, sailing into Italy, and he put us therein--(See on Ac 27:2). As Egypt was the granary of Italy, and this vessel was laden with wheat (Ac 27:35), we need not wonder it was large enough to carry two hundred seventy-six souls, passengers and crew together (Ac 27:37). Besides, the Egyptian merchantmen, among the largest in the Mediterranean, were equal to the largest merchantmen in our day. It may seem strange that on…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 27:6

• Alexandria
• Commerce
• Myra
• Paul

In the dictionaries

• Centurion
• Cheer
• Close
• Creek
• Crete
• Euroclydon
• Exhort
• Fast
• Gain
• Hinder

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