“And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara:”
When we had torn ourselves away from them and had set sail, we ran a straight course to Cos, and the next day to Rhodes, and from there to Patara — Paul's missionary journey reaches its climax as the narrative moves toward Jerusalem with urgency, mirroring the Gospel accounts of Jesus' final ascent. The voyage itself is matter-of-fact, yet theologically weighted: Paul moves toward his passion, and the very geography becomes redemptive geography.
Church Fathers on Acts 21:1
and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos, and the day following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto Patara: and finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth. Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre Acts 21:1-3: he came to Lycia, and having left Cyprus, he sailed down to Tyre—
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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