Combined Bible Commentary
Acts 27:15
See notes on verse 14
See notes on verse 14
ACTS 27:15 evpido,ntej After evpido,ntej the Western text (preserved in 82 614 1518 2125 syrh with * Cassiodorus Bede) adds tw|/ pne,onti (614 and 1518 have ple,onti by error) kai. sustei,lantej ta....
Verse Acts 27:15. _AND WHEN THE SHIP WAS CAUGHT_] Συναρπασθεντος δε του πλοιου. The ship was violently hurried away before this strong _levanter_; so that it was impossible for her, αντοφθαλμειν, to _...
THE SHIP WAS CAUGHT - By the wind. It came suddenly upon them as a tempest. COULD NOT BEAR UP ... - Could not resist its violence, or the helmsman could not direct the ship. It was seized by the wind...
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 writte...
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...
Since a considerable time had elapsed and since it was now no longer safe for sailing because the Fast was already past, Paul offered his advice. "Gentlemen," he said, "I see that this voyage is going...
THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS (Acts 27:1-8)...
CAUGHT. Greek. _sunarpazo._ See Acts 6:12. BEAR UP INTO. face. Literally look in the eye of. Greek. _antophthalmeo._ Only here. WE LET HER DRIVE. Literally giving her up (Greek. _epididomi)_ we were...
_and could not bear up into the wind (R. V._"face the wind"). This comes nearer to the original, which is literally "to look the wind in the eye." _we let her drive (R. V._"we gave way _to it_, and w...
ἈΝΤΟΦΘΑΛΜΕΙ͂Ν ΤΩ͂Ι�, _to face the wind_. Literally, ‘to look the wind in the eye.’ The verb is found Wis 12:14, οὔτε βασιλεὺς ἢ τύραννος�. ἘΠΙΔΌΝΤΕΣ ἘΦΕΡΌΜΕΘΑ, _we gave way to it and were driven_. Th...
ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
_THE TERRIBLE STORM AT SEA ACTS 27:13-20:_ When a gentle wind from the south blew the sailors thought it was a good time to sail as they had planned. They pulled up the anchor and sailed along the coa...
ΣΥΝΑΡΠΑΣΘΈΝΤΟΣ _aor. pass._part, _(сопутств.) от_ ΣΥΝΑΡΠΆΖΩ (G4884) яростно хватать. Корабль был как будто схвачен громадным чудовищем (RWP). _Gen. abs._ ΔΥΝΑΜΈΝΟΥ _praes. med._/pass, _(dep.) part._,...
AND WHEN THE SHIP WAS CAUGHT, &C.— _And as the ship was violently hurried away, and was not able to bear up against the wind,_ &c....
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 was...
_ And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive._ And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, [ ANTOFTHALMEIN ( G503)] - literally, 'face...
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...
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 t...
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 Juli...
AND COULD NOT BEAR UP INTO THE WIND. — The Greek verb is literally, “to look into the wind’s eye,” to _face_ the wind. The figure is a sufficiently natural one in all languages; but it perhaps receive...
συναρπασθέντος δὲ τοῦ πλοίου : “and when the ship was caught by it” (Ramsay), a graphic word as if the ship was seized in the grasp of the wind; only in Luke, _cf._ Luke 8:29; Acts 6:12; Acts 19:29; i...
SAVIOR OF THE SHIP'S COMPANY Acts 27:14 The crew, being greatly exhausted by severe exertion and want of food, were the more willing to listen to the Apostle when he came to the front with his wise...
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...
Troubles Seas When a soft, south wind began to blow, it was assumed they could easily reach Phoenix within a day, so they set sail. Apparently, they made good headway as they travelled along close to...
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...
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...
− 15._When the ship was caught. _Luke saith that that fell out here, which useth to fall out in extreme danger; namely, they suffered themselves to be carried of the winds. Seeing they were first gone...
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...
AND WHEN THE SHIP WAS CAUGHT,.... By the wind, snatched up by it, and forcibly carried away: AND COULD NOT BEAR UP INTO THE WIND; and against it, or look it in the face, as the word signifies; could...
And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let _her_ drive. Ver. 15. _Could not bear up_] Or direct the eye against the wind, could not look it in the face. There is an ele...
_And when the south wind blew softly_ Ordinarily a wind very mild, and at that time not high; _supposing they had obtained their purpose_ And would soon arrive at the harbour they wished to reach; _lo...
CAUGHT; suddenly met by the wind. COULD NOT BEAR UP; sail against it. LET HER DRIVE; before the wind....
AND WHEN THE SHIP WAS CAUGHT, AND COULD NOT BEAR UP INTO THE WIND, WE LET HER DRIVE....
The hurricane:...
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...
SO WHEN THE SHIP WAS CAUGHT, AND COULD NOT HEAD INTO THE WIND, WE LET HER DRIVE. 1. With such strong and swirling winds, it was a hazard to the masts and sails to keep them up. 2. The best thing to...
"Could not face the wind" It was so violent that the pilot could not steer the wind in the direction they needed to go....
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...
OLBGrk; THE SHIP WAS CAUGHT; being forced from Crete, and no longer at the command of the mariners, but in the sole power of the winds. AND COULD NOT BEAR UP INTO THE WIND; the ship could not keep her...
Acts 27:15 So G1161 ship G4143 caught G4884 (G5685) and G2532 could G1410 (G5740) not G3361 into...
‘But after no long time there beat down from it a tempestuous wind, which is called Euraquilo, and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven.' The tempe...
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 to...
Acts 27:15. WHEN THE SHIP WAS CAUGHT. Here, again, a very strong expression is used in the original, implying that the wind _seized hold_ of the ship, as it were, and whirled her out of her course. G...
WHEN THE SHIP WAS CAUGHT (συναρπασθεντος του πλοιου). Genitive absolute again with first aorist passive of συναρπαζω, old word, in N.T. only Luke 8:29; Acts 6:12; Acts 19:29, and here. Graphic pictu...
Paul had advised the captain not to set sail for a while, Acts 27:11. Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things, which were spoken by Paul. And...
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 of...
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...
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...
BUT SOON A VERY STRONG WIND. A "Northeaster," blowing from the northeast, down from the island. It was a violent hurricane! They tried to keep the ship headed into it, to ride out the storm. But when...
_But not long after there arose … a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon._ PAUL IN THE STORM No landsman who has never been in a storm at; sea can truly picture one. The description in our lesson is a...
_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 i...
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 ...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 27:15. The result was that the vessel COULD NOT BEAR UP INTO THE WIND—lit., _could not look into_, or face _the wind_—a remarkably expressive phrase, considering that in ancien...
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,...
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...
Acts 27:27; James 3:4...
Bear up [α ν τ ο φ θ α λ μ ε ι ν]. Only here in New Testament. From ajnti opposite, and ojfqalmov, the eye. Lit, to look the wind : in the eye. The ancient ships often had an eye painted on each side...