Acts 27:5
What does Acts 27:5 mean?
A plain-English look at Acts 27:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Acts 27:5 means
They cross the waters off Cilicia and Pamphylia and arrive at Myra, a city of Lycia. The verse is brief but important geographically. Myra was a known harbor where ships and cargoes were exchanged. The party’s progress, though slowed by winds, continues steadily along the southern coast of Asia Minor. This stop positions them to transfer to a larger, Rome-bound vessel. The steady march of place names isn’t mere travelogue; it underscores that Paul’s path to Rome is unfolding through ordinary maritime logistics, placing him in the hands of sailors and officials who will soon make critical decisions under pressure.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And when we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And when we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And having gone across the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra, in Lycia.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and having sailed over the sea over-against Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myria of Lycia,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And sailing over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Lystra, which is in Lycia.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And having sailed over the waters of Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia:
Context
Having adjusted their course due to contrary winds, they finally reach Myra. This forms the hinge point between the initial leg and the main voyage. In the next verse, the centurion will find an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and transfer the prisoners. This change matters because the grain ship is larger and better suited for long voyages, but it will also be the setting for the storm, Paul’s counsel, and the eventual shipwreck. The narrative is tightening its focus on the vessel that carries everyone into the crisis.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 21:39
But Paul said, I am a Jew, of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and I beseech thee, give me leave to speak unto the people.
- Acts 22:3
I am a Jew, born in Tarsus of Cilicia, but brought up in this city, at the feet of Gamaliel, instructed according to the strict manner of the law of our fathers, being zealous for God, even as ye all are this day:
- Acts 2:10
in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,
- Acts 15:38
But Paul thought not good to take with them him who withdrew from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.
- Acts 6:9
But there arose certain of them that were of the synagogue calledthe synagogueof the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and Asia, disputing with Stephen.
- Acts 13:13
Now Paul and his company set sail from Paphos, and came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departed from them and returned to Jerusalem.
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