Acts 27:15

_ And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive._ And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, [ ANTOFTHALMEIN ( G503)] - literally, 'face the wind,' We let her drive , [ epidontes (G1929 ) eferometha (G5342)] - 'giving in, we let ourselves drive' before the gale....

− 15._When the ship was caught. _Luke saith that that fell out here, which useth to fall out in extreme danger; namely, they suffered themselves to be carried of the winds. Seeing they were first gone some space, and the mariners thought that all things fell out as they would have it, undoubtedly they did deride Paul’s admonition; as rash men use commonly to wax proud if fortune favor them. Being now caught, they are grievously punished for their boldness; yea, when they drew near to an haven, − (642) they were no less afraid lest they should break the ship, than they were before of overturning the same. Luke doth diligently note all these things, out of which we may gather, that the storm was so vehement and fierce, and that it continued still at one stay, that they were still in danger of death. Also he declareth, that they did courageously use all remedies which might save them from s...

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 purpose. Let us never expect to be quite safe till we enter heaven. They saw neither sun nor stars for many days. Thus melancholy sometimes is the condition of the people of God as to their spiritual matters; they walk in darkness, and have no light. See what the wealth of this world is: though coveted as a blessing, the time may come when it will be a burden; not only too heavy to be carried safely, but heavy enough to sink him that has it. The children of this world can be prodigal of their goods for the saving their lives, yet are sparing of them in works of piety and charity, and in suffering for Christ. Any man will rather make shipwreck of his goods than of his life; but many rather make...

Verse Acts 27:15. _AND WHEN THE SHIP WAS CAUGHT_] Συναρπασθεντος δε του πλοιου. The ship was violently hurried away before this strong _levanter_; so that it was impossible for her, αντοφθαλμειν, to _face the wind_, to _turn her prow to it_, so as to _shake it out_, as I have heard sailors say, and have seen them successfully perform in violent tempests and squalls. _WE LET HER DRIVE._] We were obliged to let her go right before this tempestuous wind, whithersoever it might drive her....

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, and driven with such violence, that it became unmanageable. WE LET HER DRIVE - We suffered the ship to be borne along by the wind without attempting to control it....

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," denoting that Luke was of the party. Connecting it with the "we" of Acts 21:17, the inference is obvious that Luke was with Paul through the whole of these two eventful years, and that it is to this presence that we owe the detailed circumstantial narrative of Acts 21-28., as well as, perhaps, the composition of St. Luke's Gospel, for which the two years at Caesarea afforded an admirable opportunity. THE AUGUSTAN BAND; or, _cohort _(σπεῖρα); as...

AND WHEN THE SHIP WAS CAUGHT,.... By the wind, snatched up by it, and forcibly carried away: AND COULD NOT BEAR UP INTO THE WIND; and against it, or look it in the face, as the word signifies; could not ply to windward, the wind being so high and the sea so strong: WE LET HER DRIVE; about the sea, at pleasure, it being in vain to attempt to get her forward against the wind, or to direct her course....

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 Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself._ Even a Roman centurion could see that Paul was no ordinary prisoner, and that it was quite safe to allow him privileges which others might have abused. Acts 27:4. And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came

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. i`sti,a (“when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to [the wind] _which was blowing, and having furled the sails_ we were driven” (syrh continues, “_as chance would have it_”))....

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 written on this Chapter. The voyage of the Apostle Paul to Rome and the shipwreck is often explained as being typical of the stormy voyage of the professing church, her adversities and shipwreck. However, such an application needs caution. it is easy to make fanciful and far-fetched allegorical applications. Besides church history other lessons have been drawn from this narrative. A recent commentator claims that the keynote to the interpretation is given in...