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Matthew Henry Commentary on the Bible

Acts 27 - Introduction

* Paul's voyage towards Rome. (1-11) Paul and his companions endangered by a tempest. (12-20) He receives a Divine assurance of safety. (21-29) Paul encourages those with him. (30-38) They are shipwrecked. (39-44)

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  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

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  • Combined Bible Commentary

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  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • McGarvey and Pendleton Commentaries

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  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CHAPTER 27 PAUL’S VOYAGE TO ROME—SHIPWRECK AT MALTA § 1. Setting Sail; or, from Cæsarea to Fair Havens (Acts 27:1). § 2. Caught in a Storm; or, from Fair Havens to the Coast of Crete (Acts 27:9)....

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