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ACTS 27:34 u`pa,rcei
On the strength of itgig Blass and A. C. Clark add after u`pa,rcei the
words evlpi,zw ga.r evn tw|/ qew|/ mou o[ti (“it will give you
strength; _for I hope in my God that_ not a...
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Verse 34. _A HAIR FALL FROM THE HEAD_] A proverbial expression for, ye
shall neither lose your lives nor suffer any hurt in your bodies, if
ye follow my advice....
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NOT A HAIR FALL FROM THE HEAD ... - A proverbial expression, denoting
“that they would be preserved safe; that none of them would be lost,
and that “in their persons they should not experience the lea...
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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 writte...
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LANDING ON MALTA.Adria was not then what is now called the Adriatic,
but was a general name for the sea between Malta, Italy, Greece, and
Crete. After a fortnight's tossing on this sea there were sign...
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When the fourteenth night came and we were drifting across in the
Adriatic, in the middle of the night the sailors suspected that some
land was approaching them. They took a sounding and found twenty...
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THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS (Acts 27:1-8)...
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PRAY. Same as "besought", Acts 27:33.
IS. Greek. _hupar_ cho. See Luke 9:48.
HEALTH. salvation. Greek. _soteria._ The verb _sozo_ is frequently
translated "heal". Matthew 9:21;...
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_to take some meat_ "Meat" in the older English was used for any kind
of food, which is what the Greek signifies, "nourishment." Therefore
in these verses the _R. V._has everywhere "food."
_this is fo...
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ΤΟΥ͂ΤΟ ΓᾺΡ ΠΡῸΣ ΤΗ͂Σ ὙΜΕΤΈΡΑΣ
ΣΩΤΗΡΊΑΣ ὙΠΆΡΧΕΙ, _for this is for your safety_;
because the men when they had been strengthened by a proper meal would
be able to do more towards their own preservation....
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ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
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_ ENCOURAGEMENT FROM GOD ACTS 27:21-38:_ They ate nothing for many
days. Afterward Paul stood and told them that they should have
listened to him and not sailed._ _ He also revealed to them that God
h...
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ΠΡΌΣ (G4314) с _gen._ в интересах кого-л. (BD,
125).
ΣΩΤΗΡΊΑ (G4991) избавление. Совет Павла
должен был успокоить их и придать
команде сил для выполнения следующих
задач (BASHH, 149).
ΎΠΆΡΧΕΙ _praes...
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THERE SHALL NOT AN HAIR FALL FROM THE HEAD, &C.— This expression
appears to have been a proverbial and general expression of entire
safety. Comp. 1 Kings 1:52.Matthew 10:30. Luke 12:7;...
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LANDING ON MELITA. Acts 27:28-44.
Acts 27:28
and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space,
they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.
Acts 27:29
And fearing lest haply w...
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See notes on verse 33...
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Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health:
for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
Wherefore I pray you to take some meat; for this is for your health:...
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34 It is practically impossible to prepare meals in such a storm as
they had encountered and the constant toil and apprehension would take
away all desire for food. But now that land was near they dou...
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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 t...
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FOR YOUR HEALTH] RV 'for your safety.' Unless they were strengthened
by food they might be drowned in the attempt to get ashore....
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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 Juli...
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THIS IS FOR YOUR HEALTH. — Better, _safety,_ or _preservation._ The
Greek word is not that commonly translated “health,” and the
translators seem to have used it in the wider sense which it had in
old...
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διὸ : so that they might be ready for the work which would be
necessary. προσλαβεῖν, see critical note. πρὸς : here
only with genitive in N.T., _cf._ Blass, _Gram._, p. 136; _i.e._,
stands, so to spea...
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SAFETY DEPENDENT ON OBEDIENCE
Acts 27:27
Paul presents a noble picture, standing there in the gray dawn while
the heavy seas are breaking over the ship. He seems to have become by
force of character...
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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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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...
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Wherefore I pray you to take [some] meat: for this is for your health:
for there shall not an (g) hair fall from the head of any of you.
(g) This is a proverb which the Hebrews use, by which is meant...
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But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down
in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to
some country; (28) And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: an...
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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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WHEREFORE I PRAY YOU TO TAKE SOME MEAT,.... To sit down composedly,
and eat meat cheerfully and freely:
FOR THIS IS FOR YOUR HEALTH; the Alexandrian copy reads, "for our
health"; it was for the healt...
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Wherefore I pray you to take _some_ meat: for this is for your health:
for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
Ver. 34. _Not an hair_] A proverbial speech, Luke 21:18. See Matth...
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_While the day was coming on_ Before they had light sufficient to
discern what they should do; _Paul besought them all to take meat_ To
take some refreshment; _saying, This is the fourteenth day that...
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WHEREFORE I PRAY YOU TO TAKE SOME ME AT, FOR THIS IS FOR YOUR HEALTH;
FOR THERE SHALL NOT AN HAIR FALL FROM THE HEAD OF ANY OF YOU....
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Paul again encourages his shipmates:...
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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 AS DAY WAS ABOUT TO DAWN, PAUL IMPLORED THEM ALL TO TAKE FOOD,
SAYING, " TODAY IS THE FOURTEENTH DAY YOU HAVE WAITING AND CONTINUED
WITH OUT FOOD, AND EATEN NOTHING.
34 Therefore I urge you to ta...
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Acts 27:33-34 This verse reveals what the last 14 days had been like.
That had been 14 days of sleeplessness, constant watching, and going
without eating. Paul now encourages everyone to eat, for they...
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30-38 God, who appointed the end, that they should be saved,
appointed the means, that they should be saved by the help of these
shipmen. Duty is ours, events are God's; we do not trust God, but
temp...
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THIS IS FOR YOUR HEALTH; that they might be stronger to endure that
pain and perform that labour which was necessary towards their escape;
for God would have them to use all means for their deliveranc...
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Acts 27:34 Therefore G1352 urge G3870 (G5719) you G5209 take G4355
(G5629) nourishment G5160 for G1063 this...
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‘And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take
some food, saying, “This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and
continue fasting, having taken nothing. Wherefore I beseech you to...
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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 to...
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Acts 27:34. THIS IS FOR YOUR HEALTH. The correct meaning is: ‘This
is essential for your safety.' Their imminent danger was not death
from starvation, but from drowning in the waves. They had laboriou...
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FOR THIS IS FOR YOUR SAFETY
(τουτο γαρ προς της υμετερας σωτηριας
υπαρχε). Note σωτηρια in sense of "safety," literal
meaning, not spiritual salvation. This is the only instance in the
N.T. of the...
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Acts 27:24
I. God judged that St. Paul was concerned with the lives of the crew
of the ship he sailed in, and gave these men their lives as a precious
gift. Here we have what may be called the head an...
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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...
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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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PAUL BEGGED THEM ALL TO EAT SOME FOOD. He seems to have taken charge
of things in this crisis. They had eaten nothing for a long time (Acts
27:21), and were weak from hunger. NOT EVEN A HAIR OF YOUR H...
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_Then the soldiers cut off the ropes._
PRECAUTIONS
1. By casting off the boat--the apparent means of safety--true safety
in this case was secured. Thus many a soul is saved by giving up what
it may...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 27:27. THE FOURTEENTH NIGHT dated from the rising of the gale,
which occurred soon after leaving the Fair Havens. THE SEA OF
ADRIA.—See “Homiletical Analysis.” Though applied t...
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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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1 Kings 1:52; 1 Timothy 5:23; Luke 12:7; Luke 21:18; Mark 8:2;...
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This is for your preservation — That ye may be the better able to
swim to shore....