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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Acts 27 - Introduction

Paul shipping toward Rome, foretelleth the danger of the voyage, but is not believed: they are tossed to and fro with a tempest, and suffer shipwreck; yet all come safe to land.

Anno Domini 63.

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See also Acts 27 - Introduction in other biblical comments:

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  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    ACTS TEST OVER THE THIRD MISSIONARY JOURNEY AND THE VOYAGE TO ROME Acts 18:23, Acts 28:31 TRUE OR FALSE _________ 1. Paul visited numerous churches in Galatia on his third journey. _________ 2....

  • Combined Bible Commentary

    XXVII: 1, 2. Not long after the interview with Agrippa, Paul saw an immediate prospect of departing upon his long-purposed voyage to Rome. The answer to his prayers was about to be realized, and the p...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

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  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

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  • McGarvey and Pendleton Commentaries

    XXVII: 1, 2. Not long after the interview with Agrippa, Paul saw an immediate prospect of departing upon his long-purposed voyage to Rome. The answer to his prayers was about to be realized, and the p...

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

    EXCURSUS. On the Ships and Navigation of the Ancients. The narrative contained in this chapter, even if we put on one side its sacred character as part of an inspired volume, is full of manifold inte...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CHAPTER 27 PAUL’S VOYAGE TO ROME—SHIPWRECK AT MALTA § 1. Setting Sail; or, from Cæsarea to Fair Havens (Acts 27:1). § 2. Caught in a Storm; or, from Fair Havens to the Coast of Crete (Acts 27:9)....

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