KJV ORIGINAL
And we sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tarried at Trogyllium; and the next day we came to Miletus.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
From there, we sailed and by the next day we were across from the island of Chios. The day after that, we made it to Samos and stopped at Trogyllium for the night. Then the next day, we finally reached Miletus.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the journey happens one day at a time, island by island, until you reach where you're supposed to be.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Acts was written by Luke, a companion of Paul, to Theophilus and early Christian communities in the mid-to-late first century CE. It chronicles the early spread of Christianity and the missionary journeys of apostles like Paul, detailing his final journey to Jerusalem where he expected imprisonment.
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