Acts 27 · Verse 5

Acts 27:5

And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
Acts 27:5, King James Version

Acts 27:5 in other translations

BSBAnd when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra in Lycia.
WEBWhen we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
ASVAnd when we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
YLTand having sailed over the sea over-against Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myria of Lycia,
DARBYAnd having sailed over the waters of Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra in Lycia:
BBEAnd having gone across the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia we came to Myra, in Lycia.
WebsterAnd when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Mira, a city of Lycia.

What does Acts 27:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. when we had sailed over the Sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia--coasts with which Paul had been long familiar, the one, perhaps, from boyhood, the other from the time of his first missionary tour. we came to Myra, a city of Lycia--a port a little east of Patara (see on Ac 21:1).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 5. The sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia. The sea which lies off the coast from these two regions. For their situation, see the Map, and Notes, Acts 6:9, 13:13.

We came to Myra, a city of Lycia. Lycia was a province in the south-western part of Asia Minor, having Phrygia and Pisidia on the north, the Mediterranean on the south, Pamphylia on the east, and Caria on the west.

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Pamphylia - See on Act 2:10 (note). Myra, a city of Lycia - The name of this city is written variously in the MSS., Myra, Murrha, Smyra, and Smyrna. Grotius conjectures that all these names are corrupted, and that it should be written Limyra, which is the name both of a river and city in Lycia. It is certain that, in common conversation, the first syllable, li, might be readily dropped, and then Myra, the word in the text, would remain. Strabo mentions both Myra and Limyra, lib. xiv. p. 666. The former, he says, is twenty stadia from the sea, επι μετεωρου λοφου, upon a high hill: the latter, he says, is the name of a river; and twenty stadia up this river is the town Limyra itself. These places were not far distant, and one of them is certainly meant.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 27:1-11

It was determined by the counsel of God, before it was determined by the counsel of Festus, that Paul should go to Rome; for God had work for him to do there. The course they steered, and the places they touched at, are here set down. And God here encourages those who suffer for him, to trust in him; for he can put it into the hearts of those to befriend them, from whom they least expect it. Sailors must make the…

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Acts 27:5 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

τόto<the>G3588
τεteAndG5037
πέλαγοςpelagosthenG3989
τὸto<the>G3588
κατὰkataalongG2596
τὴνtēn<the>G3588
ΚιλικίανKilikianCiliciaG2791
καὶkaiandG2532
ΠαμφυλίανPamphulianPamphyliaG3828
διαπλεύσαντεςdiapleusanteshaving sailed across [the sea]G1277
κατήλθομενkatēlthomenwe cameG2718
εἰςeistoG1519
ΜύραMuraMyraG3460
τῆςtēs<the>G3588
Λυκίας.Lukiasof Lycia.G3073

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Acts 27:5

  • Acts 6:9

    Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with Stephen.

  • Acts 13:13

    Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 21:39

    But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.

  • Acts 15:23

    And they wrote letters by them after this manner; The apostles and elders and brethren send greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and Cilicia:

  • Acts 2:10

    Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

  • Acts 15:38

    But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the work.

  • Galatians 1:21

    Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

  • Acts 15:41

    And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the churches.

  • Acts 22:3

    I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Cilicia.
6:9; 15:23,41; 21:39; 22:3; Ga 1:21
Pamphylia.
2:10; 13:13; 15:38
Myra.Myra was a city of Lycia, situated on a hill, twenty stadia from the sea.

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Context

  • Acts 27:4

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

  • Acts 27:5

    And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

  • Acts 27:6

    And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.

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Acts 27:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y habiendo pasado la mar de Cilicia y Pamphylia, arribamos á Mira, ciudad de Licia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et après avoir traversé la mer qui baigne la Cilicie et la Pamphylie, nous sommes arrivés à Myra en Lycie;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und als wir das Meer von Cilicien und Pamphylien durchsegelt hatten, kamen wir nach Myra in Lycien;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et pelagus Ciliciæ et Pamphyliæ navigantes, venimus Lystram, quæ est Lyciæ: