Chapter 27
Paul and His Associates Sail for Rome
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And when it was decided [that] we would sail away to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion {named}[note: Literally "by name"] Julius of the Augustan[note: The meaning and significance of the title "Augustan" is highly debated, as is the precise identification of this military unit; it may be an honorary unit designation given to auxiliary or provincial troops] Cohort.
And we went aboard a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to the places along the [coast][note: *The word "[coast]" is not in the Greek text but is implied] of Asia[note: A reference to the Roman province of Asia (modern Asia Minor)] [and][note: *Here "[and]" is supplied because the previous participle ("went aboard") has been translated as a finite verb] put out to sea. Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was with us.
