And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went aboard, and set forth.
Paul and the Ephesians parted like lovers torn apart by violence, neither willing but both forced to it. Yet Providence smiled on their voyage: winds favored them, they found a ship to Phoenicia waiting, and the whole journey fell out so perfectly timed that we must cry, God makes our way perfect.
AI summary
Commenting on Acts 21:1-7
And finding a ship sailing over unto Phoenicia,.... For it seems that the ship they went aboard at Assos, Act 20:13 went no further, at least in the way the apostle was going, than Patara; but lighting on another ship, which was bound for Phoenicia, for the city of Tyre, which bordered on the land of Israel, and indeed originally belonged to Canaan; see Act 11:19.
Verse 2. Unto Phenicia. . Phenicia was on their way to Jerusalem. Set forth. Sailed. (+) "sailed" "loosed"