Acts 27:3

27:3 The next day we put in ¹  at Sidon, ²  and Julius, treating Paul kindly, ³  allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed. ⁴ 

Acts 27:31

27:31 Paul said to the centurion ⁵  and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you ⁶  cannot be saved.”

Acts 27:43

27:43 But the centurion, ⁷  wanting to save Paul’s life, ⁸  prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, ⁹ 

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¹ tn BDAG 516 s.v. κατάγω states, “Hence the pass., in act. sense, of ships and seafarers put in εἴς τι at a harbor…εἰς Σιδῶνα Ac 27:3.”

² sn Sidon is another seaport 75 mi (120 km) north of Caesarea.

map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

³ tn BDAG 1056 s.v. φιλανθρώπως states, “benevolently, kindly φιλανθρώπως χρῆσθαί (τινι) treat someone in kindly fashion…Ac 27:3.”

sn Treating Paul kindly. Paul’s treatment followed the pattern of the earlier imprisonment (cf. Acts 24:23).

⁴ tn Grk “to go to his friends to be cared for.” The scene is an indication of Christian hospitality.

⁵ sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

⁶ sn The pronoun you is plural in Greek.

⁷ sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

⁸ tn Or “wanting to rescue Paul.”

sn Thanks to the centurion who wanted to save Paul’s life, Paul was once more rescued from a potential human threat.

⁹ tn BDAG 347 s.v. I. ἔξειμι has “ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν get to land Ac 27:43.”