And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from them, and had launched,
we came with a straight course unto Coos,
and the day following unto Rhodes,
and from thence unto Patara:
And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia,
we went aboard, and set forth.
Now when we had discovered Cyprus,
we left it on the left hand, and sailed into Syria,
and landed at Tyre: for there the ship was to unlade her burden.
And finding disciples,
we tarried there seven days:
who said to Paul through the Spirit,
that he should not go up to Jerusalem.
And when we had accomplished those days,
we departed and went our way;
and they all brought us on our way, with wives and children,
till we were out of the city:
and we kneeled down on the shore, and prayed.
And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took ship;
and they returned home again.
And when we had finished our course from Tyre,
we came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them one day.
Acts 21:1-7
"PAUL was an unwearied worker. He traveled constantly from place to place, sometimes through inhospitable regions, sometimes on the water, through storm and
tempest. He allowed nothing to hinder him from doing his work. He was the servant of God and must carry out His will. By word of mouth and by letter he bore a message that ever since has brought help and strength to the church of God. To us, living at the close of this earth's history, the message that he bore speaks plainly of the dangers that will threaten the church, and of the false doctrines that the people of God will have to meet."
The Story of Redemption p.310 E.G.W.
