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Acts 27:25
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God that it shall be even as it was told me.
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God that it shall be even as it was told me.
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 they had been without food for a long time Paul stood up in the midst of them and said, "Gentlemen, you should have obeyed me and you should not have sailed from Crete and so you would have avoi...
BELIEVE. Greek. _pisteuo_ App-150 EVEN AS. Literally thus according to (Greek. _kata._ App-104) the manner in which TOLD. spoken to. Greek. _leo_ App-121...
_for I believe God_ And he implies "I would have you do so too." In the midst of danger, few things could be more inspiriting than such an address. And by this time all in the ship must have learnt th...
ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
ΠΙΣΤΕΎΩ ΓᾺΡ ΤΩ͂Ι ΘΕΩ͂Ι, _for I believe God_. And he implies ‘I would have you do so too, that you may be of good cheer.’ In the midst of danger, few things could be more inspiriting than such an addre...
_ ENCOURAGEMENT FROM GOD ACTS 27:21-38:_ They ate nothing for many days. Afterward Paul stood and told them that they should have listened to him and not sailed._ _ He also revealed to them that God h...
ΕΎΘΥΜΕΊΤΕ _praes. imper. act., см._ Acts 27:22. _Praes. imper._ призывает к постоянному отношению, ΚΑΘ' όν ΤΡΌΠΟΝ тем же образом, таким же способом (BAGD). ΛΕΛΆΛΗΤΑΙ _perf. ind. pass. от_ ΛΑΛΈΩ (G29...
DISCOURSE: 1815 PAUL’S DELIVERANCE FROM SHIPWRECK Acts 27:25. _Sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me_. WHATEVER difference there may sometimes appear betw...
DRIVEN FOR FOURTEEN DAYS BY THE WIND. Acts 27:18-27. Acts 27:18 And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard; Acts 27:19 and the third day th...
See notes on verse 21...
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. While the...
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...
πιστεύω γὰρ τῷ Θ. ὅτι οὕτως ε. καθʼ ὃν τρόπον, _cf._ Acts 15:11, and also Acts 1:11, Klostermann, _Vindiciæ Lucanæ_, p. 53....
SAVIOR OF THE SHIP'S COMPANY Acts 27:14 The crew, being greatly exhausted by severe exertion and want of food, were the more willing to listen to the Apostle when he came to the front with his wise...
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...
Troubles Seas When a soft, south wind began to blow, it was assumed they could easily reach Phoenix within a day, so they set sail. Apparently, they made good headway as they travelled along close to...
(6) Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. (6) The promise is made effectual through faith....
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. (21) But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst...
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...
− 25._For I believe God. _Paul telleth them again whence he had such boldness, that he affirmeth that though they be amidst infinite gulfs of the sea, yet shall they all come safe to the haven, namely...
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...
WHEREFORE, SIRS, BE OF GOOD CHEER,.... Which he repeats with more fervency and earnestness, there being so much reason for it: FOR I BELIEVE GOD, THAT IT SHALL BE EVEN AS IT WAS TOLD ME: true faith l...
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. Ver. 25. _For I believe God_] The believer walks about the world as a conqueror. Faith drinks to him in...
_For_, &c. As if he had said, It is not without good authority that I speak in so express and positive a manner, with regard to an event which seems to you utterly improbable; _there stood by me this...
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...
THEREFORE TAKE HEART, MEN, FOR I BELIEVE GOD THAT IT WILL BE JUST AS IT WAS TOLD ME. 1. Paul now seeks to transfer his faith to others. 2. Paul believes God. God will keep his promise. 3. He then u...
Acts 27:22-26 Twice Paul will urge them to keep up their courage because only the ship would be lost, and how could Paul be so certain? Because the previous night an angel of the God to whom he belong...
21-29 They did not hearken to the apostle when he warned them of their danger; yet if they acknowledge their folly, and repent of it, he will speak comfort and relief to them when in danger. Most peo...
Paul, having had experience of the power and faithfulness of God, and known his name, professeth to trust in him; and recommends God's veracity unto them, as worthy to be relied upon. What a great dea...
Acts 27:25 Therefore G1352 heart G2114 (G5720) men G435 for G1063 believe G4100 (G5719) God G2316 that...
“Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer, for I believe God, that it will be even so as it has been spoken to me.” So he assures them that they can be of good cheer, because he is sure that God will do as...
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...
Acts 27:25. I BELIEVE. This might truly be called a sermon on faith....
WHEREFORE BE OF GOOD CHEER (διο ευθυμειτε). God had spoken. That was enough. This old verb from ευθυμος in the N.T. only here, verse Acts 27:25; James 5:13. See the adjective Acts 27:36.FOR I BELIE...
Acts 27:24 I. God judged that St. Paul was concerned with the lives of the crew of the ship he sailed in, and gave these men their lives as a precious gift. Here we have what may be called the head an...
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...
A LONG TIME WITHOUT FOOD. The fires were out, the food water soaked, the men too busy, and they were frightened out of their wits by the storm. PAUL STOOD BEFORE THEM. He is calm and firm, as he finds...
_Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me._ A CHEERY WORD IN TROUBLOUS TIMES The presence of a brave man in the hour of danger is a very great com...
_And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared._ SPIRITUAL DARKNESS I. There are many ways in which we may account for this state of mind. 1. It may be due in part to nervous and physical exh...
_But not long after there arose … a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon._ PAUL IN THE STORM No landsman who has never been in a storm at; sea can truly picture one. The description in our lesson is a...
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 ...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 27:15. The result was that the vessel COULD NOT BEAR UP INTO THE WIND—lit., _could not look into_, or face _the wind_—a remarkably expressive phrase, considering that in ancien...
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 Chronicles 20:20; 2 Timothy 1:12; Acts 27:11; Acts 27:21; Luke 1:45