Acts 27:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

next. Greek. heteros, as in Acts 27:1.

touched. landed. Greek. katago. See Acts 21:3.

Sidon. The great port of Phoenicia about 70 miles north of Caesarea. The wind must therefore have been favourable, south-south-west.

courteously. kindly. Greek. philanthropos. Only here. Compare App-135.

entreated... and. using. Greek. chraomai. Elsewhere translated "use".

gave... liberty. Greek. epitrepo. See Acts 26:1.

refresh himself. obtain (Greek. tunchano. See Acts 26:22) their care (Greek. epimeleia. Only here).

Acts 27:3

3 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.