KJV ORIGINAL
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
After three months, we finally set sail again on a ship from Alexandria that had been stuck on the island all winter. The ship had Castor and Pollux as its figurehead — those twin gods that sailors thought would keep them safe.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes you're stuck waiting for the right season to move forward, and that's perfectly okay.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The book of Acts, traditionally attributed to Luke, was written to an individual named Theophilus around the early 60s AD. It chronicles the early
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