Bible Strands
Acts 21:2
Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records that after departing Patara, the traveling group located a vessel bound for Phoenicia and boarded it to continue their journey.
The words — The participle εὑρόντες (heurontes) translates as "having found," denoting the prior discovery of the ship, while διαπερῶν (diaperōn) means "passing over," describing the vessel's transit route toward Phoenicia.
The thread — This route to Phoenicia aligns with the missionary path in Acts 15:3 and the scattered believers' movement in Acts 11:19, while the deliberate use of a ship contrasts with Jonah 1:3, where a vessel is sought to flee a divine assignment.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to note the unembellished logistics of early Christian travel, observing how routine transit functions as the mechanism for the narrative's forward movement.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
Cross-references
- Jonah 1:3 Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
- Acts 11:19 Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
- Acts 15:3 Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
- Acts 27:6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.