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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 27:15

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 driven (borne along, pass, of Greek. phero). The Authorized Version rendering is the exact nautical expression.

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  • A Textual Commentary On The Greek New Testament by Bruce M. Metzger

    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....

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

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  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS (Acts 27:1-8)...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    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...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _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...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    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...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

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  • Charles Rose Commentaries

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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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  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

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  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

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  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

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  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

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  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

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  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

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  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

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  • John Darby's Synopsis

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  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

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  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

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  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

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  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The hurricane:...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

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  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Manly Luscombe Commentary on New Testament

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  • Mark Dunagan Commentaries

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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

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  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

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  • Summarized Bible Commentary

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  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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  • The Bible Study New Testament

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The Biblical Illustrator

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  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

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  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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  • The Pulpit Commentaries

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  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

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  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Acts 27:27; James 3:4...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    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...

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