Acts 27:3

Good News Translation

The next day we arrived at Sidon. Julius was kind to Paul and allowed him to go and see his friends, to be given what he needed.

Cross References

Genesis 10:15

Canaan's sons—Sidon, the oldest, and Heth—were the ancestors of the peoples who bear their names.

Genesis 49:13

“Zebulun will live beside the sea. His shore will be a haven for ships. His territory will reach as far as Sidon.

Isaiah 23:12

City of Sidon, your happiness has ended, and your people are oppressed. Even if they escape to Cyprus, they will still not be safe.

Zechariah 9:2

Hamath, which borders on Hadrach, also belongs to him, and so do the cities of Tyre and Sidon, with all their skill.

Matthew 11:21

“How terrible it will be for you, Chorazin! How terrible for you too, Bethsaida! If the miracles which were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, the people there would have long ago put on sackcloth and sprinkled ashes on themselves, to show that they had turned from their sins!

Acts 12:20

Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon, so they went in a group to see him. First they convinced Blastus, the man in charge of the palace, that he should help them. Then they went to Herod and asked him for peace, because their country got its food supplies from the king's country.

Acts 24:23

He ordered the officer in charge of Paul to keep him under guard, but to give him some freedom and allow his friends to provide for his needs.

Acts 27:1

When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, they handed Paul and some other prisoners over to Julius, an officer in the Roman army regiment called “The Emperor's Regiment.”

Acts 27:43

But the army officer wanted to save Paul, so he stopped them from doing this. Instead, he ordered everyone who could swim to jump overboard first and swim ashore;

Acts 28:16

When we arrived in Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself with a soldier guarding him.

Joshua 19:28

Ebron, Rehob, Hammon, and Kanah, as far as Sidon.