Paul’s Journey to Jerusalem
Tearing themselves away, the travelers sail directly to Cos, then Rhodes, Patara, and onward on a ship bound for Phoenicia. They pass Cyprus on the south and land at Tyre, where the ship unloads its cargo.
A1fter we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara. 2Finding a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set sail. 3After sighting Cyprus and passing south of it, we sailed on to Syria and landed at Tyre, where the ship was to unload its cargo.
At Tyre the disciples urge Paul through the Spirit not to go up to Jerusalem, but when the days there end the whole church, including wives and children, accompanies them out to pray on the beach. After farewells, the travelers sail on to Ptolemais, greet the brothers there, and stay one day.
4We sought out the disciples in Tyre and stayed with them seven days. Through the Spirit they kept telling Paul not to go up to Jerusalem. 5But when our time there had ended, we set out on our journey. All the disciples, with their wives and children, accompanied us out of the city and knelt down on the beach to pray with us. 6And after we had said our farewells, we went aboard the ship, and they returned home. 7When we had finished our voyage from Tyre, we landed at Ptolemais, where we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for a day.