Acts 27:1 meaning and explanation

When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.

Acts 27:1, Berean Standard Bible

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Acts 27 opens with Paul, a prisoner under appeal to Caesar, being handed over to a Roman centurion named Julius for the voyage to Italy. The "we" shows that the author, Luke, traveled with him, and the Imperial Regiment was a body of troops connected with the emperor's service.

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