Acts 27:21

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When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them, and said, "Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

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Paul's Missionary JourneysThe routes of the Apostle Paul's missionary journeys across the Mediterranean world.

The Roman Empire of the New TestamentThe Roman Empire around the Mediterranean, the political world of the New Testament.

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These places trace Paul’s hazardous sea voyage as a prisoner from Caesarea toward Italy, moving along the coasts of Asia Minor, Cyprus, Crete, and the Adriatic. At Fair Havens near Lasea, Paul’s ignored warning led to the storm and hunger that form the immediate setting of his speech.

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Acts 27:21 mentions Adramyttium, Adriatic Sea, Alexandria, Asia, Cauda, Cilicia, Cnidus, Crete, Cyprus, Fair Havens, Italy, Lasea, Lycia, Myra, Pamphylia, Phoenix, Salmone, Sidon, Syrtis and Thessalonica.

Photo of Adramyttium — Adramyttium · Ollios

Photo of Adriatic Sea — Adriatic Sea · Yellow.Cat

Photo of Alexandria — Alexandria · GT1976