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Verse Acts 27:11. _THE CENTURION BELIEVED THE MASTER_] τω
κυβερνητη, the _pilot; and owner of the ship_, τω
ναυκληρω, the _captain_ and _proprietor_. This latter had the
command of the ship and the c...
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THE MASTER - The person who is here meant was the helmsman, who
occupied in ancient ships a conspicuous place on the stern, and
steered the ship, and gave directions to the crew.
THE OWNER OF THE SHIP...
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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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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...
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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...
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THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS (Acts 27:1-8)...
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NEVERTHELESS. But.
CENTURION. He was in authority, being on imperial service.
BELIEVED. Greek. _peitho._ App-150.
MASTER. Literally steersman. Greek. _kubernetes._ Only here, and
Revelation 18:17....
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_the centurion believed_(_R. V._gave more heed to)] As the centurion
was in charge of prisoners for the Imperial tribunal, his wish would
be much regarded by both owner and sailing-master. And it was...
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ΤΩ͂Ι ΚΥΒΕΡΝΉΤΗΙ, _to the pilot_. By ‘master’ the
A.V. means ‘sailing master,’ the officer who had charge of the
vessel’s navigation.
ΚΑῚ ΤΩ͂Ι ΝΑΥΚΛΉΡΩΙ, _and to the owner of the ship_,
who was probab...
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ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
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_ PAUL IS TAKEN TO ROME ACTS 27:1-12:_ It was the will of God that
Paul preach in Rome. When it was time to sail to Italy he and some
other prisoners were handed over to Julius, a centurion of Augustu...
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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...
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See notes on verse 9...
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Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the
ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
_ Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the
ship,...
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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...
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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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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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NEVERTHELESS THE CENTURION BELIEVED THE MASTER. — Better, _the
pilot._ The word is the same as that translated “ship-master,” in
Revelation 18:17. The advice was, we may believe, determined by the
fac...
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ὁ δὲ ἑκατόν.: the centurion evidently presides at the
Council as the superior officer, see Ramsay, _St. Paul_, pp. 324, 325,
but, as Wendt notes (and so Blass), the majority decide, not the
centurion...
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ON A DANGEROUS VOYAGE
Acts 27:1
The _we_ indicates that the good physician, Luke, had rejoined the
party. Separated from Paul by the Apostle's imprisonment, he now
accompanied him on the ship to Rome...
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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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Traveling in an Alexandrian Ship
The ship Julius found was out of Alexandria and bound for Italy.
Likely, this ship was part of a large, government regulated,
commercial fleet of ships which carried m...
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(3) Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of
the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
(3) Men cast themselves willingly into an infinite amount of dangers,
w...
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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...
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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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11._But the centurion. _The centurion is not reproved because he
hearkened rather to the master and governor of the ship than to Paul.
For what should he have done? For though he did well like − (64...
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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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NEVERTHELESS THE CENTURION BELIEVED THE MASTER AND THE OWNER OF THE
SHIP,.... Who were either one and the same person, or if two persons,
the one was the owner, whose the ship was, and the other, he t...
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Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the
ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
Ver. 11. _Nevertheless the centurion_] Profane persons, trusting more
to th...
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_Now when much time was spent_ In making this little way, and the
season of the year was so far advanced, that _sailing was now
dangerous_ On account of the tempestuous weather usual at that season:
f...
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NEVERTHELESS THE CENTURION BELIEVED THE MASTER AND THE OWNER OF THE
SHIP MORE THAN THOSE THINGS WHICH WERE SPOKEN BY PAUL....
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The start from Fair Havens:...
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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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NEVERTHELESS THE CENTURION WAS MORE PERSUADED BY THE HELMSMAN AND
OWNER OF THE SHIP THAN BY THE THINGS SPOKEN BY PAUL.
1. The helmsman was the one who not only was steering the ship, but
the one who...
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"The centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the captain of the
ship" That is, he trusted the experts. The pilot was the helmsman or
steersman, who occupied an important position at the stern of...
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1-11 It was determined by the counsel of God, before it was
determined by the counsel of Festus, that Paul should go to Rome; for
God had work for him to do there. The course they steered, and the
pl...
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The centurion believed those whom he thought best skilled in those
things (as every one in his own art); and if he had not heard of
Paul's condition and extraordinary qualification, he was doubtless t...
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Acts 27:11 Nevertheless G1161 centurion G1543 more G3123 persuaded
G3982 (G5712) helmsman G2942 and G2532 ship G3490 th
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‘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 i...
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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 27:11. THE MASTER AND THE OWNER. The former had to do with the
steering and working of the vessel, the latter with the proprietorship
of the vessel or cargo, or both. Looking at the matter as the...
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GAVE MORE HEED
(μαλλον επειθετο). Imperfect middle of πειθω, to
yield to (with the dative case). The "Frumentarian" centurion ranked
above the captain and owner. As a military officer the centurion...
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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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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...
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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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WE SPENT A LONG TIME THERE. They were weather-bound, since the wind
would not take them the way they must go. THE DAY OF ATONEMENT.
_Ramsay_ gives this as October 5, 59 A.D. Paul used the Jewish
calen...
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_And when we had sailed slowly many days._
SLOW SAILING
As on board our ships, one has not always a favourable wind, and does
not always proceed quickly forward, so the Christian in his journey
thro...
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_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...
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ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 27:11 The PILOT was the ship’s captain.
⇐ ⇔...
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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 ...
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_CRITICAL REMARKS_
Acts 27:9. SAILING meant the further prosecution of the voyage. THE
FAST signified the Great Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16:29 ff;
Leviticus 23:26_ ff_.; Jos., _Ant._, XIV. xvi. 4),
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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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2 Kings 6:10; Acts 27:21; Exodus 9:20; Exodus 9:21; Ezekiel 3:17;...
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Master [κ υ β ε ρ ν η τ η]. Only here and Revelation 13:17.
Lit., the steersman....
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The centurion regarded the master — And indeed it is a general rule,
believe an artificer in his own art. Yet when there is the greatest
need, a real Christian will often advise even better than him....