The next day we landed at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul with consideration, allowing him to visit his friends and receive their care.
Parallel translations
- WEB The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly, and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself.
- 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.
- 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.
- NASB The next day we put in at Sidon; and Julius treated Paul with consideration and allowed him to go to his friends and receive care.
- NLT The next day when we docked at Sidon, Julius was very kind to Paul and let him go ashore to visit with friends so they could provide for his needs.
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Quick answer
At Sidon the centurion Julius kindly permits Paul to visit friends and be cared for.
Overview
Julius treats his prisoner with unusual courtesy, allowing Paul to be refreshed by fellow believers. This kindness from a Roman officer reflects God's providential favor surrounding Paul throughout the journey. It also shows how the integrity and grace of a Christian can win the respect even of those who hold authority over him.
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- Acts 24:23He ordered the centurion to keep Paul under guard, but to allow him some freedom and permit his friends to minister to his needs.
- Acts 28:16When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.
- Acts 27:43But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
- Zech 9:2and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.
- Gen 49:13Zebulun shall dwell by the seashore and become a harbor for ships; his border shall extend to Sidon.
- Acts 27:1When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
- Isa 23:2–4Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.
- Acts 12:20Now Herod was in a furious dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked for peace, because their region depended on the king’s country for food.
- Gen 10:15And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
- Isa 23:12He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest.”
- Matt 11:21“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
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