‘But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship, than to those things which were spoken by Paul.'

However the shipmaster and the captain (or the captain and the owner if it was a contracted ship) were for pushing on. They had risked a last, late trip, and wanted to be in a place where, once the new sailing season began, they could be first in Italy. And the centurion quite naturally took their advice as against Paul's. Luke, however, appears to be hinting that he might have done better to recognise that Paul possibly had a better Source of advice.

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