27:5a
And when we had sailed across the open sea off the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia: After sailing to the east of Cyprus, they sailed north or northwest to arrive somewhere on the coast of the land of Cilicia. The photo shows two possible routes they may have taken. The phrase the open sea could refer to the part of the voyage between Cyprus and the mainland, or a short cut between the two points on the mainland.
Other ways to translate this clause are:
When we had sailed through the sea along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia (New American Standard Bible)
-or-
We crossed over the sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia (Good News Translation)
sailed across the open sea: The Greek word that the Berean Standard Bible translates as open sea is literally “deep.” It refers to where the sea is deep and therefore far from land. It implies that the ship is so far from land that people on the ship cannot see any land. Other ways to translate this phrase are:
sailed over the deep sea
-or-
sailed far from land
Cilicia: This name refers to a province under Roman rule. See how you spelled this name in 15:23.
Pamphylia: This name refers to a district in a province under Roman rule. See how you spelled this name in 15:38.
27:5b
Myra: This name refers to a city. It was probably a small city at that time. In many languages people are not familiar with this name. If that is true in your language, you may want to:
• Explain it in your translation. For example:
⌊the city/town of⌋ Myra
• Explain it in a footnote. An example footnote is:
Myra was a city.
Do not use a word that refers only to large, modern cities of today.
Lycia: This name refers to a district under Roman rule. Part of its coast is in the far western part of the photo above. In some languages people are not familiar with this name. If that is true in your language, you may want to:
• Explain it in a footnote. An example footnote is:
Lycia was a district under Roman rule. The region is now in the southern part of Turkey.
• Explain it in your translation. For example:
⌊the district/region/land of⌋ Lycia
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