When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia.
Parallel translations
- WEB When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
- KJV And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
- BSB And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
- NKJV And when we had sailed over the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
- NLT Keeping to the open sea, we passed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, landing at Myra, in the province of Lycia.
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Quick answer
They cross the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia and arrive at Myra in Lycia.
Overview
The voyage proceeds along the southern coast of Asia Minor to Myra, a major port. Luke's geographical accuracy lends historical reliability to the account. Each leg of the journey, though seemingly routine, advances Paul toward Rome under God's overruling guidance.
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- Acts 6:9But some of those who were of the synagogue called “The Libertines”, and of the Cyrenians, of the Alexandrians, and of those of Cilicia and Asia arose, disputing with Stephen.
- Acts 13:13Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia. John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
- Acts 22:3“I am indeed a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict tradition of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as you all are today.
- Gal 1:21Then I came to the regions of Syria and Cilicia.
- Acts 21:39But Paul said, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no insignificant city. I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”
- Acts 15:23They wrote these things by their hand: “The apostles, the elders, and the brothers, to the brothers who are of the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: greetings.
- Acts 15:38But Paul didn’t think that it was a good idea to take with them someone who had withdrawn from them in Pamphylia, and didn’t go with them to do the work.
- Acts 15:41He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.
- Acts 2:10Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
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