And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
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Gill's Exposition
And after three months we departed,.... From Melita; here they stayed the three winter months, which were unseasonable for navigation; but now the spring coming on, and the weather agreeable, they…
Barnes' Notes
And after three months - Probably they remained there so long because there was no favorable opportunity for them to go to Rome. If they arrived there, as is commonly supposed, in October, they left…
Adam Clarke
After three months - Supposing that they had reached Malta about the end of October, as we have already seen, then it appears that they left it about the end of January, or the beginning of February;…
We have here the progress of Paul's voyage towards Rome, and his arrival there at length. A rough and dangerous voyage he had hitherto had, and narrowly escaped with his life; but after a storm comes…
Cambridge Bible
The voyage from Malta and the arrival in Rome
11. And after three months The proper season for sailing having again come round, now that the winter was over.
we departed [R. V.set sail]. The verb is…
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