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When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.

KJV

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.

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This verse in Acts 27

Commentary

8 notes on this verse
And when it was determined - By Festus Act 25:12, and when the time was come when it was convenient to send him. That we should sail - The use of the term “we” here shows that the author of this book, Luke, was with Paul. He had been his traveling companion, and though he had not been accused, yet it was resolved that he should still accompany him. Whether he went at his own expense, or whether he was sent at the expense of the Roman government, does not appear.

This site's exposition

we would sail for Italy

on Acts 27:1-3

When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, the we of the narrative returns, as Luke boards with Paul and Aristarchus. The chapter that follows is the most detailed voyage narrative surviving from antiquity, prized by historians of seamanship.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

John Chrysostom

Homily on Acts 53 · Written before 407.

proposed

See how far Aristarchus also accompanies Paul. To good and useful purpose is Aristarchus present, as he would take back the report of all to Macedonia.

The Medieval Church1 voice

A commentator

Bede

Retractions on Acts · Written before 735.

proposed

When it was decided that he should sail to Italy, Paul, along with the rest of the prisoners, was handed over to a centurion. More accurately read in Greek: "When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some …

The Reformation1 voice

A commentator

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

I know not what band that was which Luke calleth the band of Augustus, unless, peradventure, it be that which was commonly called the praetor's band, before the monarchy of the Caesars. And Luke setteth down in plain words, that they were put in a ship of Adramyttium; because they should sail by the coast of Asia. For Adramyttium is a city of Aeolia.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Not that he had left the apostle from the time when he last included himself (Ac 21:18), but the apostle was parted from him by his arrest and imprisonment, until now, when they met in the ship. delivered Paul and certain other prisoners--State prisoners going to be tried at Rome; of which several instances are on record.
1 more voice on this verse

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

And when it was determined, etc. - That is, when the governor had given orders to carry Paul to Rome, according to his appeal; together with other prisoners who were bound for the same place. We should sail - By this it is evident that St. Luke was with Paul; and it is on this account that he was enabled to give such a circumstantial account of the voyage. Julius, a centurion of Augustus’ band - Lipsius has found the name of this cohort on an ancient marble; see Lips. in Tacit. Hist. lib. ii. The same cohort is mentioned by Suetonius, in his life of Nero, 20.

The words behind it

22 Greek words

Every Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Acts 25:25But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.9 worksActs 25:12Then Festus conferred with his council and replied, “You have appealed to Caesar. To Caesar you will go!”5 worksActs 10:1At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was called the Italian Regiment.5 worksActs 18:2There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,4 worksActs 27:11But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.4 worksHebrews 13:24Greet all your leaders and all the saints. Those from Italy send you greetings.3 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Matthew 27:54When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”3 worksLuke 23:47When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”2 worksActs 22:26On hearing this, the centurion went and reported it to the commander. “What are you going to do?” he said. “This man is a Roman citizen.”2 worksActs 21:32Immediately he took some soldiers and centurions and ran down to the crowd. When the people saw the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul.2 worksActs 23:17Then Paul called one of the centurions and said, “Take this young man to the commander; he has something to tell him.”2 worksMatthew 8:5–10When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,2 worksDaniel 4:35All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”2 worksPsalms 33:11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.2 worksLamentations 3:27It is good for a man to bear the yoke while he is still young.2 worksLuke 7:2There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.2 worksRomans 15:22–29That is why I have often been hindered from coming to you.2 worksGenesis 50:20As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Acts 18:2

    There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to…

    it leads to

    • 2 Timothy 4:19

      Greet Prisca and Aquila, as well as the household of Onesiphorus.

    • 1 Corinthians 16:19

      The churches in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Prisca greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the church that meets at their house.

    • Romans 16:3–4

      Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus,

    • Acts 11:28

      One of them named Agabus stood up and predicted through the Spirit that a great famine would sweep across the whole world. (This happened under Claudius.)

    • Acts 18:26

      And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him in and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

  • Through

    Acts 27:11

    But contrary to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the owner of the ship.

    it leads to

    • Ezekiel 33:4

      Then if anyone hears the sound of the horn but fails to heed the warning, and the sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.

    • Hebrews 11:7

      By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes…

  • Through

    Acts 25:25

    But I found he had done nothing worthy of death, and since he has now appealed to the Emperor, I decided to send him.

    it leads to

    • Acts 23:29

      I found that the accusation involved questions about their own law, but there was no charge worthy of death or imprisonment.

Where this verse is studied

About Acts

The Pentecost, El Greco, about 1600, Museo del Prado. Public domain.
The Pentecost, El Greco, about 1600, Museo del Prado. Public domain.
Acts: the study guide →Read Acts 27 →
This page draws on 9 works. Open the list of works

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Bede, Retractions on Acts; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 53; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and William Ramsay, St. Paul the Traveller and the Roman Citizen.

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