KJV ORIGINAL
And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
We docked at Syracuse and stayed there for three days.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the journey requires pit stops, even Paul had to wait.
📚 Historical Context
In the Book of Acts, the Apostle Paul is on his way to Rome as a prisoner after appealing to Caesar, following a perilous sea journey that included a shipwreck on Malta. This verse describes a brief stop at Syracuse, an ancient city in Sicily, where Paul and his companions stayed for three days to rest and likely resupply. Such stops were common in ancient Mediterranean travel, reflecting the challenges and rhythms of seafaring in the first century.
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