Acts 27:4 meaning and explanation
After putting out from there, we sailed to the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.
Acts 27:4, Berean Standard Bible
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The narrator, a companion of Paul, is describing the sea voyage toward Rome, where Paul is being taken as a prisoner under the centurion Julius. Leaving Sidon, the ship could not hold a direct course because the prevailing winds blew against it, so the crew sailed to the sheltered side of Cyprus, using the island as a windbreak.
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