# Acts 27.6 **Book:** [Acts](/codex/acts/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 4. And putting to sea from thence, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. 5. And when we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. > > **6. And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy; and he put us therein.** > > 7. And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were come with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not further suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone; 8. and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. (Acts 27:4-8, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 4. Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. 5. When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. > > **6. There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board.** > > 7. When we had sailed slowly many days, and had come with difficulty opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone. 8. With difficulty sailing along it we came to a certain place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea. (Acts 27:4-8, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 4. And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. 5. And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. > > **6. And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.** > > 7. And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; Crete: or, Candy 8. And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. (Acts 27:4-8, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 4. And thence, having set sail, we sailed under Cyprus, because of the winds being contrary, 5. and having sailed over the sea over-against Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myria of Lycia, > > **6. and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria, sailing to Italy, did put us into it,** > > 7. and having sailed slowly many days, and with difficulty coming over-against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over-against Salmone, 8. and hardly passing it, we came to a certain place called 'Fair Havens,' nigh to which was the city [of] Lasaea. (Acts 27:4-8, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet. ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [New Testament Archaeology Evidence Catalog](/codex/new-testament-archaeology-evidence-catalog/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.