Acts
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Acts 28:11
“And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.”
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Acts 28:11 Context
8And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. 9So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: 10Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary. 11And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux. 12And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three days. 13And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the next day to Puteoli: 14Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.
"And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux." Acts 28:11 KJV Similar Verses Save
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Translation Details for Acts 28:11
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
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Wesley's Notes for Acts 28:11
28:11 Whose sign was - It was the custom of the ancients to have images on the head of their ships, from which they took their names. Castor and Pollux - Two heathen gods who were thought favourable to mariners.
People's Bible Notes for Acts 28:11
Ac 28:11 After three months. They remained here most of the winter. As soon as the weather would justify, they would go forward. It was probably February or March when they departed. A ship of Alexandria. So was the one shipwrecked. This, no doubt, was also laden with wheat. It had put into Malta, driven by bad weather, and wintered there in the excellent harbor. Castor and Pollux. Two favorite sea gods of the Greeks and Romans. Their figures were carried on the prow, and probably gave name to the vessel. "The great twin brothers" were famous in Roman legend.
And after three moneths wee departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the Ile, whose signe was Castor and Pollux.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
At the end of three months we set sail on an Alexandrian ship which had wintered at the island, and which had the Twin Brothers for its figurehead.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And after three months we went to sea in a ship of Alexandria sailing under the sign of the Dioscuri, which had been at the island for the winter.
- Basic English Bible
After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible
And after three months we sailed in a ship which had wintered in the island, an Alexandrian, with [the] Dioscuri for its ensign.
- Darby Bible
And after three months, we sailed in a ship of Alexandria, that had wintered in the island, whose sign was the Castors.
- Douay-Rheims Bible
And after three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the island, whose sign was The Twin Brothers.
- English Revised Version
After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose sign was "The Twin Brothers."
- World English Bible