Acts 21:2

Modern

Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail.

Traditional

And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.

Literal

And having found a boat passing over into Phoenicia, having gone aboard, we set sail.

Latin

Et cum invenissemus navem transfretantem in Phœnicen, ascendentes navigavimus.

Greek

English

Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail.

Tyre was an important port in Phoenicia with an empire centered on sea activity and widespread trade interests (see Isaiah 23; Jeremiah 25:15–38; 47; Zechariah 9; Matthew 15:21–28; Mark 7:24–31).

This “we” passage (see study notes on 16:10; 20:5–15) covers Paul’s journey from Miletus to Jerusalem at the close of the third missionary journey.

Theme notes and profiles

Acts 11:19
Meanwhile those scattered by the persecution that began with Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia, Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the message only to Jews.
Acts 15:3
Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers.
Jonah 1:3
Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
Acts 27:6
There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.

Phoenicia: A region and people on the Mediterranean coast