Thematic Bible: Sails


Thematic Bible



When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were transferred to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the emperor's division. After boarding a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to the ports on the coast of Asia, we put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, went with us. The next day, we arrived at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly allowing him to visit his friends there and to receive any care he needed. read more.
After putting out from there, we sailed on the sheltered side of Cyprus because the winds were against us. We sailed along the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia and reached Myra in Lycia.

When it was decided that we should sail to Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were transferred to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the emperor's division. Verse ConceptsCenturionRoman Emperorssailing

Much time had been lost, and because navigation had become dangerous and the day of fasting had already past, Paul began to warn those on the ship, Verse ConceptsFasting, Nature OfAtonementLossFasting RegularlyTime Passingsailing

"Your rigging hangs loose; it cannot reliably hold the mast in its place, and the sail cannot spread out. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided even the lame will carry off plunder. Verse ConceptsShipsDividing The Spoil

The ship's crew pulled it up on deck and used ropes to brace the ship. Fearing that they would hit the large sandbank near Libya, they lowered the sail and drifted along. Verse ConceptsRopesSandShipsPropellingPutting Things Down

So they cut the anchors free and left them in the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes that held the steering oars, raised the foresail to the wind, and headed for the beach. Verse ConceptsAnchorsShipsAbandoning ThingsUndoing Fasteningssailing

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