{When they had spoken the word in Perga} (lal(8873)antes en
Perg(8869) ton logon). Now they stopped and preached in Perga which
they had apparently not done before (see  13:13f. ). After
leaving Antioch they passed on through Pisidia, as if Antioch was
not strictly in Pisidia (see on  13:14 ) and into Pamphylia. They
crossed from Perga to Attaleia, the port of Perga, sixteen miles
down the Cestus, and capital of Pamphylia, to find a ship for
Antioch in Syria. It is now called Adala and for long was the
chief harbour of the south coast of Asia Minor. We do not know
why they did not revisit Cyprus, perhaps because no permanent
Gentile churches were founded there.