Acts 27:4

4 When we had put out to sea from there, we sailed along the northern coast^[a] of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

Acts 27:4 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 27:4

And when we had launched from thence
From Sidon:

we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary;
that is, they sailed below the island of Cyprus; of which see ( Acts 4:36 ) ( 13:4 ) whereas if the wind had been right for them, they would have sailed above the island; leaving it on the right hand, in a straight course to Myra; but now they were obliged to go below it, leaving it on the left hand, going in part about it, through the seas of Cilicia and Pamphylia to Lycia, as follows.

Acts 27:4 In-Context

2 So when we had boarded a ship of Adramyttium, we put to sea, intending to sail to ports along the coast of the province of Asia. Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, was with us.

3 The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care.

4 When we had put out to sea from there, we sailed along the northern coast of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

5 After sailing through the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia.

6 There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit sailed under the lee