Acts 27:4 KJV — MannaFest

Acts 27:4

And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

KJV

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ASV

And putting to sea from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

WEB

After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

YLT

And thence, having set sail, we sailed under Cyprus, because of the winds being contrary,

DBT

And setting sail thence we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

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Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.

Author: Luke, companion of Paul — the 'we' passages begin in 16:10
Date: c. AD 62

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10 verses on the floor

Acts 4:36
And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite, and of the country of Cyprus,
Acts 21:3
Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
Acts 21:16
There went with us also certain of the disciples of Cesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old disciple, with whom we should lodge.
Acts 11:19–20
Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice, and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto the Jews only.
Acts 15:39
And the contention was so sharp between them, that they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

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Sailors must do as they can, when they cannot do as they would, and make the best of their wind, whatever point it is in; so must we all in our passage over the ocean of this world. When the winds are contrary yet we must be getting forward as well as we can.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

ACT 27:4ACT 15:39 ACT 4:36
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
ACT 27:4ACT 4:36 GAL 2:13
ACT 27:4ACT 4:36 GAL 2:1
ACT 27:4ACT 4:36 GAL 2:9
ACT 27:4ACT 15:39 COL 4:10
ACT 27:4ACT 21:16 PRO 16:31
ACT 27:4ACT 4:36 ACT 15:39
ACT 27:4ACT 21:16 ACT 21:3-4

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