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Verse Acts 27:12. _MIGHT ATTAIN TO PHOENICE_] It appears that the
_Fair_ _Havens_ were at the _eastern_ end of the island, and they
wished to reach _Phoenice_, which lay farther towards the _west_.
_...
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THE HAVEN - The fair havens, Acts 27:8.
WAS NOT COMMODIOUS TO WINTER IN - Not safe or convenient to remain
there. Probably it furnished rather a safe anchorage ground in time of
a storm than a conven...
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CHAPTER 27
_ 1. From Caesarea to Fair Havens (Acts 27:1)._
2. The Unheeded Warning. The Storm. Paul's Vision and Assurance of
Safety (Acts 27:9).
3. The Shipwreck (Acts 27:27).
Much has been writt...
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TO MALTA. The Fast of the great Day of Atonement fell on the 10 th of
Tishri (Sept.- Oct.). The season for shipping ended November 11, and
opened again March 5; but voyages were counted dangerous afte...
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THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS (Acts 27:1-8)...
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NOT COMMODIOUS. not well situated. Greek. _aneuthetos._ Only here.
TO WINTER IN. for (Greek. _pros)_ wintering (Greek. _paracheimasia._
Only here).
ADVISED. gave their decision. Greek. _boule._ App-...
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_not commodious to winter in_ And this was what they most likely would
have to do, wherever they stopped, as the season for sailing was
nearly over.
_to depart thence also_ The oldest MSS. do not rep...
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ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
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_ PAUL IS TAKEN TO ROME ACTS 27:1-12:_ It was the will of God that
Paul preach in Rome. When it was time to sail to Italy he and some
other prisoners were handed over to Julius, a centurion of Augustu...
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ΆΝΕΎΘΕΤΟΣ (G428) неподходящий,
ΎΠΆΡΧΟΝΤΟΣ _praes. act. part._ (причины) от
ΎΠΆΡΧΩ (G5225) существовать, быть. _Gen. abs._
ΠΑΡΑΧΕΙΜΑΣΊΑ (G3915) зимовка,
ΠΛΕΊΟΝΕΣ _сотр. от_ ΠΟΛΎΣ (G4183) многий;
_со...
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AND BECAUSE THE HAVEN, &C.— _And that port not being commodious to
winter in, most were of opinion to depart thence, and endeavour to
reach Phenice,_ (_a haven of Crete, which lies on the south side
t...
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AT FAIR HAVENS. Acts 27:8-15.
Acts 27:8
and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place
called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
Acts 27:9
And when much time wa...
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See notes on verse 9...
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And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part
advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to
Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and l...
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11 Anciently the steersman, or helmsman, or pilot, was captain of the
ship, but his duties in larger vessels corresponds to our navigator.
The man who chartered the ship traveled as his own supercargo...
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27:12 south-east. (a-33) Lit. 'looking down the south-west (wind) and
down the north-west.' Down the wind is the point to which it blows....
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THE VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK
Acts 27:1 to Acts 28:16. The Journey to Rome.
This narrative is the most detailed account of an ancient voyage which
we possess, and is our principal source of knowledge of...
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GOOD NEWS FOR EVERYONE
ACTS
_MARION ADAMS_
CHAPTER 27
PAUL BEGINS HIS JOURNEY TO ROME, 27:1-12
V1 It was time for us to go to Rome. They handed Paul and some other
prisoners over to Captain Juliu...
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AND BECAUSE THE HAVEN WAS NOT COMMODIOUS TO WINTER IN... — The
anchorage in the Fair Havens, while it gave immediate shelter from the
north-west gales, was open to those from other points of the compa...
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ἀνευθέτου : here only, but in later Greek we have
δύσθετος, so in Jos. St. Luke, however, uses εὔθετος
in his Gospel, Luke 9:62; Luke 14:35 (found only once elsewhere in
N.T., Hebrews 6:7). We may com...
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ON A DANGEROUS VOYAGE
Acts 27:1
The _we_ indicates that the good physician, Luke, had rejoined the
party. Separated from Paul by the Apostle's imprisonment, he now
accompanied him on the ship to Rom...
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The study of Paul's last voyage reveals some apparently contradictory
facts, and yet common in the experience of the saints. On the one
hand, difficulties and dangers multiplied. On the other, the div...
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Traveling in an Alexandrian Ship
The ship Julius found was out of Alexandria and bound for Italy.
Likely, this ship was part of a large, government regulated,
commercial fleet of ships which carried...
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_Ph\'9cnice, on the south part of Crete, a convenient haven to ride
safe in, lying by south-west and north-west. (Witham)_...
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Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous,
because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, (10) And
said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with h...
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The closing Chapter s from 21 to the end of the book are devoted to an
episode full of interest and profit Paul's course from Jerusalem to
Rome. And here we find ourselves in an atmosphere considerabl...
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His innocence fully established and acknowledged by his judges, the
purposes of God must still be accomplished. His appeal to Caesar must
carry him to Rome, that he may bear testimony there also. In h...
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AND BECAUSE THE HAVEN WAS NOT COMMODIOUS TO WINTER IN,.... Which was
called the "Fair Havens", Acts 27:8 which name it might have by an
antiphrasis, it being just the reverse; it might be a good summe...
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And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part
advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to
Phenice, _and there_ to winter; _which is_ an haven of Crete, a...
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_Now when much time was spent_ In making this little way, and the
season of the year was so far advanced, that _sailing was now
dangerous_ On account of the tempestuous weather usual at that season:
f...
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NOT COMMODIOUS TO WINTER IN; being open to the wind and sea on the
south.
PHENICE; a place in the south-west part of Crete. The majority are
often in the wrong, and it is not always wise or safe to f...
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The start from Fair Havens:...
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The journey to Rome has been seen as a striking picture of the history
of the church publicly in its earlier years, with its rapid decline
and eventual shipwreck. Paul is on board, but a prisoner, ind...
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AND BECAUSE THE HARBOR WAS NOT SUITABLE TO WINTER IN, THE MAJORITY
ADVISED TO SET SAIL FROM THERE ALSO BY ANY MEANS THAT THEY COULD REACH
PHOENIX, A HARBOR OF CRETE OPENING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST AND NO...
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"Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering" Fair Havens did
give immediate shelter from the northwest gales, yet it was open to
all other points of the compass. "It would put. strain on Lasea,...
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12-20 Those who launch forth on the ocean of this world, with a fair
gale, know not what storms they may meet with; and therefore must not
easily take it for granted that they have obtained their pur...
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This PHENICE was a port town in Candia, and not the country in Syria.
LIETH TOWARD THE SOUTH-WEST AND NORTHWEST; being on the south part of
that island, having a bay or road like unto a half-moon or c...
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Acts 27:12 And G1161 because G5225 harbor G3040 was G5225 (G5723)
suitable G428 to G4314 in G3915 majority G4119 advised G1012 G5087
(G5639) sail G321 (G5683) also G2547 if G1513 means G4458 could G14...
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A SERIES OF MARITIME STAGES AND EXAMPLES OF PROPHECY (ACTS 27:10; ACTS
27:21) ON THE WAY TO ROME (27.L-26).
This series of ‘maritime stages' on a voyage parallels that in Acts
21:1. That one led up t...
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Acts 27:12. THE HARBOUR WAS NOT COMMODIOUS TO WINTER IN. It was in its
very nature (υ ̔ πα ́ ρχοντος) not commodious for this
purpose. Many things had to be taken into account the supply of
provisions...
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BECAUSE THE HAVEN WAS NOT COMMODIOUS TO WINTER IN
(ανευθετου του λιμενος υπαρχοντος
προς παραχειμασιαν). Genitive absolute again present
tense of υπαρχω: "The harbour being unfit (ανευθετου,
this c...
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Acts 27:1. _And, when it was determined that we should sail into
Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named
Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. And entering into a ship o...
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CONTENTS: Paul sent to Rome. The hurricane. God's assurance to Paul in
the storm, and his safe landing.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Paul, Julius, centurion, angel, Caesar.
CONCLUSION: Worldly men insist...
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Acts 27:2. _Adramyttium,_ a town of Egypt, at the eastern mouth of the
Nile; also a town of Mysia of the same name, where the ship touched.
_One Aristarchus, a Macedonian, being with us._ The numeral...
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WE SPENT A LONG TIME THERE. They were weather-bound, since the wind
would not take them the way they must go. THE DAY OF ATONEMENT.
_Ramsay_ gives this as October 5, 59 A.D. Paul used the Jewish
calen...
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_And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy! _
ST.
Paul’s voyage
The power of religion is best seen when it is exhibited in living
reality. It is so as to its sanctifying energy. It...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 27:1 The Witness in Rome. The last two chapters of
Acts 1:1 are devoted mainly to Paul’s journey to Rome (Acts 27:1).
In Rome, he followed his usual pattern of beginning with the Jew...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 27:9. SAILING meant the further prosecution of the voyage. THE
FAST signified the Great Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:29 ff;
Leviticus 23:26_ ff_.; Jos., _Ant._, XIV. xvi. 4),...
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EXPOSITION
ACTS 27:1
For, for _into, _A.V.;_ to a centurion named Julius of the Augustan
band _for unto _one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus_'_ band,
_A.V. THAT WE SHOULD SAIL. Observe the "we,...
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When it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered
Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of
Augustus' band (Acts 27:1).
So Julius is another Roman cent...
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Acts 27:7; Acts 27:8; Psalms 107:30...
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Not commodious [α ν ε υ θ ε τ ο υ]. Lit., not well situated.
Lieth toward the southwest and northwest [β λ ε π ο ν τ α κ
α τ α λ ι β α κ α ι κ α τ α χ ω ρ ο ν]. Instead of
lieth, Rev., literally and...
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Which is a haven — Having a double opening, one to the southwest,
the other to the northwest....
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The farther difficulties and dangers which the apostle met with, in
this winter voyage, are here described and declared, and the properest
lessons of instruction which can,. think, be gathered from th...