At this time, the boat was already far away on the lake. The boat was having trouble because of the waves. The wind was blowing against it.
Acts 27:4 - Easy To Read Version We left the city of Sidon. We sailed close to the island of Cyprus because the wind was blowing against us. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition After putting to sea from there we passed to the leeward (south side) of Cyprus [for protection], for the winds were contrary to us. American Standard Version (1901) And putting to sea from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. Common English Bible From there we sailed off. We passed Cyprus, using the island to shelter us from the headwinds. Catholic Public Domain Version And when we had set sail from there, we navigated below Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. |
At this time, the boat was already far away on the lake. The boat was having trouble because of the waves. The wind was blowing against it.
Jesus saw the boat far away on the lake. He saw the followers working hard to row the boat. The wind was blowing against them. Sometime between three and six o’clock in the morning, Jesus went to the boat. Jesus was walking on the water. Jesus continued walking until he was almost past the boat.
One day Jesus and his followers got into a boat. Jesus said to them, “Come with me across the lake.” And so they started across.
Barnabas and Saul were sent out by the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [249]} They went to the city of Seleucia. Then they sailed from Seleucia to the island of Cyprus.
Paul and Barnabas had a big argument about this. They separated and went different ways. Barnabas sailed to Cyprus and took Mark with him.
Some of the followers \{of Jesus\} from Caesarea went with us. These followers took us to the home of Mnason, a man from Cyprus. Mnason was one of the first people to be a follower \{of Jesus\}. They took us to his home so that we could stay with him.
We sailed near the island of Cyprus. We could see it on the north side, but we did not stop. We sailed to the country of Syria. We stopped at the city of Tyre because the ship needed to unload its cargo there.
We sailed slowly for many days. It was hard for us to reach the city of Cnidus because the wind was blowing against us. We could not go any farther that way. So we sailed by the south side of the island of Crete near Salmone.
One of the believers was named Joseph. The apostles {\cf2\super [82]} called him Barnabas. (This name means “A person that helps others.”) He was a Levite {\cf2\super [83]} born in Cyprus.