KJV ORIGINAL
And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
After sailing across the waters off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we finally reached Myra, which is in Lycia.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the journey matters just as much as the destination.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Book of Acts, traditionally attributed to Luke, was written to Theophilus and early Christian communities during the mid-to-late first century CE. It chronicles the early history of the Christian church, detailing the spread of the gospel and the missionary journeys of apostles like Paul, including his voyage as a prisoner to Rome.
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