Combined Bible Commentary
Acts 27:19
See notes on verse 18
See notes on verse 18
ACTS 27:19 e;rriyan Once again the Western text (614 itgig, s vgms syrh with * copsa) emphasizes the obvious by adding after e;rriyan the words eivj th.n qa,lassan....
Verse Acts 27:19. _THE TACKLING OF THE SHIP._] την σκευην; All supernumerary anchors, cables, baggage, c....
THE TACKLING OF THE SHIP - The anchors, sails, cables, baggage, etc. That is, everything that was not indispensable to its preservation, for it seems still Acts 27:29 that they retained some of their...
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...
THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS (Acts 27:1-8)...
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...
WE. The texts read "they, "which would mean the crew. but it would be superfluous to say of them, "with our own hands. "Luke means that everyone was pressed into the service, prisoners and all. CAST...
_we cast out with our own hands_ The oldest MSS., with _R. V._read "They cast out with their &c." which is much more likely than that the writer of the narrative, even if he were a fellow-traveller wi...
ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
ἜΡ̓ῬΙΨΑΝ with אABC. _Vulg_. ‘projecerunt.’ 19. ΑΥ̓ΤΌΧΕΙΡΕΣ … ἜΡΡΙΨΑΝ, _they cast out with their own hands_. This reading, supported by the oldest MSS., is much more probable than the first person of...
_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...
ΤΉ ΤΡΊΤΗ (G5154) на третий (день), _dat._ времени, ΑΎΤΌΧΕΙΡΕΣ (G849) своими руками. Это эмфатическое слово указывает на предел мер предосторожности (Bruce), ΣΚΕΎΗ (G4631) снасть, вероятно, свободные...
DRIVEN FOR FOURTEEN DAYS BY THE WIND. Acts 27:18-27. Acts 27:18 And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard; Acts 27:19 and the third day th...
And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. _ And the third day we (passengers and crew together) cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship - whatever they c...
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...
WE.. OUR] RV 'they.. their.' THE TACKLING] i.e. spars, ropes, etc. But a better translation is 'the ship's furniture,' i.e. beds, tables, benches, cooking utensils, chests, boxes, etc....
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...
WE CAST OUT WITH OUR OWN HANDS THE TACKLING OF THE SHIP. — The better MSS. give the third person plural, and not the first. If we accept the Received text, the fact that the passengers as well as the...
ἐῤῥίψαμεν, see critical note. Ramsay prefers the first person, although not well supported, because it increases the effect; but in any case the scene is graphically described, ἔῤῥιψαν may be due to ἐ...
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...
_The tacking, or furniture of the ship that they could spare; others express it, they threw out the lagam. (Witham)_...
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...
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 THE THIRD DAY,.... From the time this storm began, and this tempestuous weather held: WE CAST OUT WITH OUR OWN HANDS THE TACKLING OF THE SHIP; by which seems to be meant their naval stores and in...
And the third _day_ we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. Ver. 19. _The tackling of the ship_] _eth hacchelim, John 1:15_, which is almost our word "tackling....
_Running under a certain island called Clauda_ A little to the south of the western coast of Crete. Such was the violence of the storm, that _we had much work_ Great difficulty to become masters of th...
TACKLING; whatever belonged to the ship which could be spared....
The hurricane:...
AND THE THIRD DAY WE CAST OUT WITH OUR OWN HANDS THE TACKLING OF THE SHIP....
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...
ON THE THIRD DAY WE THREW THE SHIP'S TACKLE OVERBOARD WITH OUR OWN HANDS. 1. They are now into the third day of this storm. Things are more serious than ever. 2. They are now ready to throw out even...
The third day and it appears there is still no relief. Imagine being three days on board. boat with absolutely no rest, relief and everything is getting wet. "They threw the ship's tackle overboard" T...
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...
All the ship's furniture which it had either for ornament or defence, and not their ballast or lumber only: so willingly do men part with all things for their lives; which yet are but short, and, at b...
Acts 27:19 On G2532 third G5154 threw G4496 ships G4143 tackle G4631 overboard G4496 (G5656) hands G849...
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 27:19. WE CAST OUT WITH OUR OWN HANDS THE TACKLING OF THE SHIP. This was ‘on the third day.' The danger was now more imminent, as is evident from two particulars. In the first place, the passenge...
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...
_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...
_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...
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—NOTE ON ACTS 27:18 The CARGO may have been grain, although they kept some of it (see v. Acts 27:38). The TACKLE may have been the b
_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...
Job 2:4; Jonah 1:5; Luke 9:24; Luke 9:25; Mark 8:35...
Tackling [σ κ ε υ η ν]. The word means equipment, furniture. The exact meaning here is uncertain. Some suppose it to refer to the main - yard; an immense spar which would require the united efforts of...
We cast out the tackling of the ship — Cutting away even those masts that were not absolutely necessary....