Acts 27:10

27:10 “Men, I can see the voyage is going to end ¹  in disaster ²  and great loss not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” ³ 

Acts 21:3

21:3 After we sighted Cyprus ⁴  and left it behind on our port side, ⁵  we sailed on to Syria and put in ⁶  at Tyre, ⁷  because the ship was to unload its cargo there.

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¹ tn Grk “is going to be with disaster.”

² tn Or “hardship,” “damage.” BDAG 1022 s.v. ὕβρις 3 states, “fig. hardship, disaster, damage caused by the elements…w. ζημία Ac 27:10.”

³ tn Grk “souls” (here, one’s physical life).

⁴ sn Cyprus is a large island in the Mediterranean off the south coast of Asia Minor.

⁵ sn The expression left it behind on our port side here means “sailed past to the south of it” since the ship was sailing east.

⁶ tn BDAG 531 s.v. κατέρχομαι 2 states, “arrive, put in, nautical t.t. of ships and those who sail in them, who ‘come down’ fr. the ‘high seas’…ἔις τι at someth. a harbor 18:22; 21:3; 27:5.”

⁷ sn Tyre was a city and seaport on the coast of Phoenicia. From Patara to Tyre was about 400 mi (640 km). It required a large cargo ship over 100 ft (30 m) long, and was a four to five day voyage.

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