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Acts 27:11
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 more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
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...
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...
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...
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...
THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS (Acts 27:1-8)...
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...
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....
_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...
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...
ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
_ 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...
ΚΥΒΕΡΝΉΤΗ _dat. sing. от_ ΚΥΒΕΡΝΉΤΗΣ (G2942) лоцман, профессиональный мореплаватель, кормчий, отвечающий за безопасность плавания и дисциплину в команде (LC; TLNT, 2:543; SSAW, 300-302, 316). _Dat._ в...
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...
See notes on verse 9...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
− 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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
"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...
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...
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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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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
_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...
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 ...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 27:11 The PILOT was the ship’s captain. ⇐ ⇔...
_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),
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,...
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...
2 Kings 6:10; Acts 27:21; Exodus 9:20; Exodus 9:21; Ezekiel 3:17;...
Master [κ υ β ε ρ ν η τ η]. Only here and Revelation 13:17. Lit., the steersman....
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....