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Wherever Paul came, he inquired what disciples were there, and found them out. Foreseeing his troubles, from love to him, and concern for the church, they wrongly thought it would be most for the glory of God that he should continue at liberty; but their earnestness to dissuade him from it, renders his pious resolution the more illustrious. He has taught us by example, as well as by rule, to pray always, to pray without ceasing. Their last farewell was sweetened with prayer.<a name="bar" id="bar"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/barnes/acts/21.htm">Barnes' Notes on the Bible</a></div>Unto Phenicia - See the notes on <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">Acts 11:19</a>. Phoenicia was on their way to Jerusalem.<p>Set forth - Sailed. <a name="jfb" id="jfb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/jfb/acts/21.htm">Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary</a></div>2. And finding a ship—their former one going no farther, probably.<p>to Phœnica—(See on [2079]Ac 11:19).<p>went abroad—One would almost think this extracted from a journal of the voyage, so graphic are its details.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/poole/acts/21.htm">Matthew Poole's Commentary</a></div> <span class="bld">Sailing over unto Phenicia; </span> whose master and mariners intended such a voyage. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="bld">Phenicia; </span> a country in Syria, situate nigh the sea, and bordering upon Palestine, whose chief city was Tyre. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="gil" id="gil"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gill/acts/21.htm">Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible</a></div>And finding a ship sailing over unto Phoenicia,.... For it seems that the ship they went aboard at Assos, <a href="/acts/20-13.htm">Acts 20:13</a> went no further, at least in the way the apostle was going, than Patara; but lighting on another ship, which was bound for Phoenicia, for the city of Tyre, which bordered on the land of Israel, and indeed originally belonged to Canaan; see <a href="/acts/11-19.htm">Acts 11:19</a>. <p>we went aboard; the said ship: <p>and set forth; on the voyage. <a name="gsb" id="gsb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gsb/acts/21.htm">Geneva Study Bible</a></div><span class="cverse2">And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.</span></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="comtype">EXEGETICAL (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES)</div><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/egt/acts/21.htm">Expositor's Greek Testament</a></div><a href="/acts/21-2.htm" title="And finding a ship sailing over to Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.">Acts 21:2</a>. They went at Patara on board a ship about to start on the direct Syrian course, <span class="greekheb">ἐπιβ</span>., <span class="ital">cf.</span> <a href="/acts/20-18.htm" title="And when they were come to him, he said to them, You know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,">Acts 20:18</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/cambridge/acts/21.htm">Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges</a></div><span class="bld">2</span>. <span class="ital">And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia</span>] <span class="ital">Rev. Ver.</span> literally, “<span class="ital">having found</span> a ship <span class="ital">crossing</span>, &c.” Phœnicia was the country on the coast of the Levant, north of Palestine. It contained the important cities of Tyre and Sidon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="ital">we went aboard, and set forth</span>] <span class="ital">Rev. Ver.</span> “<span class="ital">set sail</span>.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="pul" id="pul"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/acts/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> <span class="accented">- Having found a ship crossing</span> for <span class="accented">finding a ship sailing</span>, A.V.; <span class="accented">Phoenieia for Phenicia</span>, A.V.; <span class="accented">set sail</span> for <span class="accented">set forth</span>, A.V. <span class="cmt_word">Having found a ship</span>. The ship in which St. Paul and his companions had hitherto sailed was probably a coasting-vessel, intending to continue its course all along the south coast of Asia Minor. But at Patara they found a ship on the point of sailing across the open sea direct to Tyre, by which the voyage would be shortened many days. They accordingly immediately took their passage by it, and put out to sea (<span class="greek">ἀνήχθημεν</span>, ver. 1, note). A glance at the map will show what a great corner was thus cut off. A straight line from Patara to Tyro leaves Cyprus just on the left. Acts 21:2<a name="vws" id="vws"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/vws/acts/21.htm">Vincent's Word Studies</a></div>Set forth (ἀνήχθημεν)<p>Or set sail. 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