Acts 27:6
 Acts 27:6 
New International Version (© 2011)
There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.

King James Bible
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.

American Standard Version
And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy; and he put us therein.

Young's Literal Translation
and there the centurion having found a ship of Alexandria, sailing to Italy, did put us into it,

Acts 27:6 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

A ship of Alexandria - It appears, from Acts 27:38, that this ship was laden with wheat, which she was carrying from Alexandria to Rome. We know that the Romans imported much corn from Egypt, together with different articles of Persian and Indian merchandise.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

the centurion.

Acts 27:1 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to one named Julius...

Alexandria. Alexandria, now Scanderoon, was a celebrated city and port of Egypt, built by Alexander the Great, situated on the Mediterranean and the lake Moeris, opposite the island of Pharos, and about twelve miles from the western branch of the Nile.

Acts 6:9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is called the synagogue of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and Alexandrians...

Acts 18:24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

Acts 28:11 And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.

Acts 27:6 Parallel Commentaries
Aboard Alexandria Alexandrian Board Bound Captain Centurion Found Italy Julius Sailing Ship Therein
Aboard Alexandria Alexandrian Board Bound Captain Centurion Found Italy Julius Sailing Ship Therein
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Acts 18:2 There he met a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had ordered all Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to see them,
Acts 27:1 When it was decided that we would sail for Italy, Paul and some other prisoners were handed over to a centurion named Julius, who belonged to the Imperial Regiment.
Acts 28:11 After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island--it was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux.