Discovery BoxActs 27:3 
Context27:3 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 27:43
Context27:43 But the centurion, 5 wanting to save Paul’s life, 6 prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, 7
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 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.
7 tn BDAG 347 s.v. I. ἔξειμι has “ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν get to land Ac 27:43.”
