KJV King James Version
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
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Acts 27:6
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.
WEB World English Bible
There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.
ASV American Standard Version
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy; and he put us therein.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria, sailing to Italy, did put us into it,
Surrounding context — Acts 27
3 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.
4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, [a city] of Lycia.
6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
7 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;
8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city [of] Lasea.
9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished [them],
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
κἀκεῖG2532 · kaiandεὑρὼνG2147 · ehuriskōto find/meetὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἑκατοντάρχηςG1543 · hekatontarchoscenturionπλοῖονG4143 · ploionboatἈλεξανδρῖνονG222 · AlexandrinosAlexandriaπλέονG4126 · pleōto sailεἰςG1519 · eistowardτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸταλίανG2482 · ItaliaItalyἐνεβίβασενG1688 · embibazōto put on boardἡμᾶςG3165 · memeεἰςG1519 · eistowardαὐτό.G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Acts 28:11And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.Acts 27:1And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto [one] named Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band.Acts 18:24And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, [and] mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.Acts 6:9Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.
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