Act 27:3 | NET2full | STEP | The next day we put in at Sidon , and Julius , treating Paul kindly , allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed .

‏ Acts 27:3

3 The next day we put in ^{▼▼tn BDAG 516 s.v. κατάγω states, “Hence the pass., in act. sense, of ships and seafarers put in εἴς τι at a harbor…εἰς Σιδῶνα Ac 27:3.”} at Sidon, ^{▼▼sn Sidon is another seaport 75 mi (120 km) north of Caesarea.} and Julius, treating Paul kindly, ^{▼▼tn BDAG 1056 s.v. φιλανθρώπως states, “benevolently, kindly φιλανθρώπως χρῆσθαί (τινι) treat someone in kindly fashion…Ac 27:3.”} ^{▼▼sn Treating Paul kindly. Paul’s treatment followed the pattern of the earlier imprisonment (cf. Acts 24:23).} allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed. ^{▼▼tn Grk “to go to his friends to be cared for.” The scene is an indication of Christian hospitality.}