Acts 27:6

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“There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.”

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BSBPD

“There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria, sailing to Italy, did put us into it,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 27:6 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Acts 6:9But resistance arose from what was called the Synagogue of the Freedmen, including Cyrenians, Alexandrians, and men from the provinces of Cilicia and Asia. They began to argue with Stephen,
  2. Acts 18:24Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.
  3. Acts 27:1When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
  4. Acts 28:11After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.

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