Acts 16:11
New International Version
From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, and the next day we went on to Neapolis.

New Living Translation
We boarded a boat at Troas and sailed straight across to the island of Samothrace, and the next day we landed at Neapolis.

English Standard Version
So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis,

Berean Standard Bible
We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.

Berean Literal Bible
And having sailed from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis,

King James Bible
Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

New King James Version
Therefore, sailing from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and the next day came to Neapolis,

New American Standard Bible
So after setting sail from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the following day to Neapolis;

NASB 1995
So putting out to sea from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;

NASB 1977
Therefore putting out to sea from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;

Legacy Standard Bible
So setting sail from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, and on the day following to Neapolis;

Amplified Bible
So setting sail from Troas, we ran a direct course to Samothrace, and the next day [went on] to Neapolis;

Christian Standard Bible
From Troas we put out to sea and sailed straight for Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then, setting sail from Troas, we ran a straight course to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,

American Standard Version
Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And we traveled from Troas and went straight to Samothracia, and from there, the day after, we came to the city Neapolis,

Contemporary English Version
We sailed straight from Troas to Samothrace, and the next day we arrived in Neapolis.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And sailing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the day following to Neapolis;

English Revised Version
Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So we took a ship from Troas and sailed straight to the island of Samothrace. The next day we sailed to the city of Neapolis,

Good News Translation
We left by ship from Troas and sailed straight across to Samothrace, and the next day to Neapolis.

International Standard Version
Sailing from Troas, we went straight to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,

Literal Standard Version
having set sail, therefore, from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, on the next day also to Neapolis,

Majority Standard Bible
Therefore we sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis.

New American Bible
We set sail from Troas, making a straight run for Samothrace, and on the next day to Neapolis,

NET Bible
We put out to sea from Troas and sailed a straight course to Samothrace, the next day to Neapolis,

New Revised Standard Version
We set sail from Troas and took a straight course to Samothrace, the following day to Neapolis,

New Heart English Bible
Then, setting sail from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

Weymouth New Testament
Accordingly we put out to sea from Troas, and ran a straight course to Samothrace. The next day we came to Neapolis,

World English Bible
Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;

Young's Literal Translation
having set sail, therefore, from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, on the morrow also to Neapolis,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Lydia's Conversion in Philippi
10As soon as Paul had seen the vision, we got ready to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. 11 We sailed from Troas straight to Samothrace, and the following day on to Neapolis. 12From there we went to the Roman colony of Philippi, the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days.…

Cross References
Acts 16:8
So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.

Acts 20:5
These men went on ahead and waited for us in Troas.

Acts 21:1
After we had torn ourselves away from them, we sailed directly to Cos, and the next day on to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

2 Corinthians 2:12
Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,

2 Timothy 4:13
When you come, bring the cloak that I left with Carpus at Troas, and my scrolls, especially the parchments.


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Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Samothracia, and the next day to Neapolis;

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(11) We came with a straight course to Samothracia.--Their course lay to the north-west, and, probably, after the manner of the navigation of the time, they put into harbour each night; and the historian, with his characteristic love of geographical detail (see Introduction to St. Luke's Gospel), notes the main facts of the voyage. The "straight course" implies that they had the wind in their favour. The current, which sets to the south after leaving the Hellespont, and to the east between Samothrace and the mainland, would, of course, be against them. In Acts 20:6, the voyage from Philippi to Troas takes five, days. The name of Samothrace points, probably, to its having been a colony from Samos. In early Greek history it had been one of the chief seats of the worship of the Pelasgic race, and, besides the mysteries of Demeter and Persephone, which it had in common with the rest of Greece, was celebrated for the local cultus of the Cabiri, a name of uncertain origin, and applied to the twelve great gods.

The next day to Neapolis.--The name (=new town) was naturally common wherever Greek was spoken. It survives in two conspicuous instances--in Naples, and in Nablous as the modern name of Sychem. The town now before us was in Thrace, about twelve miles from Philippi, which was the frontier town of Macedonia. It has been identified, on adequate grounds, with the modern Kavalla, where a Roman aqueduct, columns, and Greek and Latin inscriptions remain to attest the former importance of the city. Ten or twelve miles to the west are the traces of another harbour at Eski Kavalla, which was probably the Palaeopolis (= old town) that had been superseded by the new port.

Verse 11. - Setting sail therefore for therefore loosing, A.V.; made for came with, A.V. (εὐθυδρόμεω, elsewhere only in Acts 21:1); Samothrace for Samothracia, A.V.; day following for next day, A.V. In the New Testament this latter phrase only occurs in the Acts.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
We sailed
Ἀναχθέντες (Anachthentes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 321: From ana and ago; to lead up; by extension to bring out; specially, to sail away.

from
ἀπὸ (apo)
Preposition
Strong's 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.

Troas
Τρῳάδος (Trōados)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 5174: Troas, a harbor city of Mysia. From Tros; the Troad, i.e. Troas, a place in Asia Minor.

straight
εὐθυδρομήσαμεν (euthydromēsamen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's 2113: To run a straight course. From euthus and dromos; to lay a straight course, i.e. Sail direct.

to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

Samothrace,
Σαμοθρᾴκην (Samothrakēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 4543: Samothrace, an island south of the province of Thrace. From Samos and Thraike; Samo-thrace, an island in the Mediterranean.

and
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

on the
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

following day
ἐπιούσῃ (epiousē)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1966: The next day. Feminine singular participle of a comparative of epi and heimi; supervening, i.e. the ensuing day or night.

on to
εἰς (eis)
Preposition
Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.

Neapolis.
Νέαν (Nean)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3501: (a) young, youthful, (b) new, fresh.


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