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Acts 21

Acts 21:1

Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem · Acts 21:1–7
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Translations

Modern
After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
Traditional
And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:
Literal
And it happened that after having drawn away from them, having run directly in our sailing, we came to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.
Latin
Cum autem factum esset ut navigaremus abstracti ab eis, recto cursu venimus Coum, et sequenti die Rhodum, et inde Pataram.

Interlinear

Greek
English
After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

Notes

Acts 21:1

  • Cos was an island in the Aegean Sea with a major trade port.

  • Rhodes is a large Aegean island. The Colossus, a huge statue 30 meters (100 feet) tall, once stood at the city's entrance. In Paul’s time, the statue lay where it had fallen during an earthquake over 200 years earlier. It would remain there for another 600 years.

  • Patara was the main port of Lycia, located on the coast across from Rhodes.

Acts 21:1–18

This “we” passage (see study notes on 16:10; 20:5–15) covers Paul’s journey from Miletus to Jerusalem at the close of the third missionary journey.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul)

Events

Places

Cos: Island visited by Paul on his journey Patara: A city in Lycia visited by Paul Rhodes: Island visited by Paul on his journey

Glossary

Book of the Acts of the Apostles Chronology of the Bible (New Testament) Coos Cos Luke (Person) Luke, Gospel of Lycia Patara Paul the Apostle Rhodes Travel

Topics

Coos: An Island, Paul Visits, in the Mediterranean Luke: To Jerusalem Patara: Visited by Paul Paul: Visits Coos, Rhodes, and Patara; Boards a Ship Bound for Tyre Rhodes: An Island Visited by Paul