Acts 21:1

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Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem After we tore ourselves away from them, we put out to sea, and sailing a straight course, we came to Cos, on the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

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  • 1 Sam 20:41-42 : 41 When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David. 42 Jonathan said to David,“Go in peace, for the two of us have sworn together in the name of the LORD saying,‘The LORD will be between me and you and between my descendants and your descendants forever.’”
  • Luke 5:4 : 4 When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon,“Put out into the deep water and lower your nets for a catch.”
  • Luke 8:22 : 22 Stilling of a Storm One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,
  • Acts 16:10-11 : 10 After Paul saw the vision, we attempted immediately to go over to Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them. 11 Arrival at Philippi We put out to sea from Troas and sailed a straight course to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,
  • Acts 20:37-38 : 37 They all began to weep loudly, and hugged Paul and kissed him, 38 especially saddened by what he had said, that they were not going to see him again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.
  • Acts 27:2 : 2 We went on board a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to various ports along the coast of the province of Asia and put out to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.
  • Acts 27:4 : 4 From there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
  • 1 Thess 2:17 : 17 Forced Absence from Thessalonica But when we were separated from you, brothers and sisters, for a short time(in presence, not in affection) we became all the more fervent in our great desire to see you in person.

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  • Acts 21:2-7
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    2 We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, went aboard, and put out to sea.

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

    4 After we located the disciples, we stayed there seven days. They repeatedly told Paul through the Spirit not to set foot in Jerusalem.

    5 When our time was over, we left and went on our way. All of them, with their wives and children, accompanied us outside of the city. After kneeling down on the beach and praying,

    6 we said farewell to one another. Then we went aboard the ship, and they returned to their own homes.

    7 We continued the voyage from Tyre and arrived at Ptolemais, and when we had greeted the brothers, we stayed with them for one day.

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    13 The Voyage to Miletus We went on ahead to the ship and put out to sea for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for he had arranged it this way. He himself was intending to go there by land.

    14 When he met us in Assos, we took him aboard and went to Mitylene.

    15 We set sail from there, and on the following day we arrived off Chios. The next day we approached Samos, and the day after that we arrived at Miletus.

    16 For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus so as not to spend time in the province of Asia, for he was hurrying to arrive in Jerusalem, if possible, by the day of Pentecost.

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    11 Arrival at Philippi We put out to sea from Troas and sailed a straight course to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,

    12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of that district of Macedonia, a Roman colony. We stayed in this city for some days.

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    10 They also bestowed many honors, and when we were preparing to sail, they gave us all the supplies we needed.

    11 Paul Finally Reaches Rome After three months we put out to sea in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island and had the“Heavenly Twins” as its figurehead.

    12 We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days.

    13 From there we cast off and arrived at Rhegium, and after one day a south wind sprang up and on the second day we came to Puteoli.

    14 There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome.

  • Acts 27:2-9
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    2 We went on board a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to various ports along the coast of the province of Asia and put out to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.

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

    4 From there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

    5 After we had sailed across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we put in at Myra in Lycia.

    6 There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.

    7 We sailed slowly for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. Because the wind prevented us from going any farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.

    8 With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea.

    9 Caught in a Violent Storm Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the fast was already over, Paul advised them,

  • 15 After these days we got ready and started up to Jerusalem.

  • Acts 20:5-6
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    5 These had gone on ahead and were waiting for us in Troas.

    6 We sailed away from Philippi after the days of Unleavened Bread, and within five days we came to the others in Troas, where we stayed for seven days.

  • 13 Paul and Barnabas at Pisidian Antioch Then Paul and his companions put out to sea from Paphos and came to Perga in Pamphylia, but John left them and returned to Jerusalem.

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    26 But we must run aground on some island.”

    27 When the fourteenth night had come, while we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected they were approaching some land.

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    12 Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there. They hoped that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

    13 When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete.

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    15 When the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.

    16 As we ran under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat under control.

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    39 Paul is Shipwrecked When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

    40 So they slipped the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage that bound the steering oars together. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and steered toward the beach.

    41 But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves.

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    18 The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, they began throwing the cargo overboard,

    19 and on the third day they threw the ship’s gear overboard with their own hands.

    20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.

    21 Since many of them had no desire to eat, Paul stood up among them and said,“Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete, thus avoiding this damage and loss.

  • 24 Then they passed through Pisidia and came into Pamphylia,

  • 1 Paul on Malta After we had safely reached shore, we learned that the island was called Malta.

  • 1 Paul at Corinth After this Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth.

  • 2 After he had gone through those regions and spoken many words of encouragement to the believers there, he came to Greece,

  • 16 and through your help to go on into Macedonia and then from Macedonia to come back to you and be helped on our way into Judea by you.

  • 26 From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.

  • 17 When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly.

  • 22 and when he arrived at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem and then went down to Antioch.