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Acts 27:5
And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the group's arrival at Myra in Lycia after navigating the open waters near Cilicia and Pamphylia. This moment follows their departure from Cyprus due to headwinds and precedes their transfer to an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy (Acts 27:4; Acts 27:6).
The words — `pelagos` (open sea) identifies the exposed waters traversed, while `Kilikian` (Cilicia) names the coastal region passed. `kata` (along) specifies the route taken parallel to that shoreline.
The thread — The same coastal regions appear in Acts 2:10, Acts 6:9, and Acts 13:13 as known eastern Mediterranean territories. This verse continues the geographical tracking established in those passages as the voyage advances westward.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to note the sequential movement of the journey, marking each coastal landmark before the next phase. It asks for attention to the physical progression of the voyage without theological elaboration.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
Cross-references
- Acts 6:9 But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They disputed with Stephen,
- Acts 13:13 After setting sail from Paphos, Paul and his companions came to Perga in Pamphylia, where John left them to return to Jerusalem.
- Acts 2:10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,
- Acts 15:23 and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings.
- Acts 15:38 But Paul thought it best not to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not accompanied them in the work.
- Acts 15:41 And he traveled through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches.
- Acts 21:39 But Paul answered, “I am a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Now I beg you to allow me to speak to the people.”
- Acts 22:3 “I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but raised in this city. I was educated at the feet of Gamaliel in strict conformity to the law of our fathers. I was just as zealous for God as any of you are today.
- Galatians 1:21 Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.