Key Verse Spotlight
Acts 27:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“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.”
Acts 27:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto {one} named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.
And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; {one} Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.
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.
And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, {a city} of Lycia.
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