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Acts 27:43
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land,
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land,
Verse Acts 27:43. _WILLING TO SAVE PAUL_, c.] Had _one_ fallen, for the reasons those cruel and dastardly soldiers gave, so must _all_ the rest. The centurion save that Paul vas not only an innocent,...
BUT THE CENTURION, WILLING TO SAVE PAUL - He had at first been disposed to treat Paul with kindness, Acts 27:3. And his conduct on board the ship; the wisdom of his advice Acts 27:10; the prudence of...
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...
LANDING ON MALTA.Adria was not then what is now called the Adriatic, but was a general name for the sea between Malta, Italy, Greece, and Crete. After a fortnight's tossing on this sea there were sign...
THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS (Acts 27:1-8)...
When day came they did not recognize the land; but they saw a bay with a beach, on which they purposed, if it was possible, to run the ship ashore. They loosed the anchors and let them go into the sea...
WILLING. purposing. Greek. _boulomai._ App-102. SAVE. Greek. _diasozo._ See Matthew 14:36. KEPT. hindered. PURPOSE. Greek. _boulema._ App-102. Only here and Romans 9:19. COULD. were able to. SWIM....
_But the centurion, willing to save_ The Gk. word indicates an active desire, and not a mere willingness. Read (with _R. V._) "desiring to save." The centurion could not fail to feel that it was to th...
Ὁ ΔῈ ἙΚΑΤΟΝΤΆΡΧΗΣ ΒΟΥΛΌΜΕΝΟΣ ΔΙΑΣΩ͂ΣΑΙ, _but the centurion, desiring to save_. The centurion could not fail to see that it was to the Apostle that the safety of the whole party was due, and he could h...
ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
_ THE HORRORS OF A SHIPWRECK ACTS 27:39-44:_ When morning came they decided to try to run the ship aground on the beach. They raised the sail and allowed the wind carry the ship toward the beach. When...
ΒΟΥΛΌΜΕΝΟΣ _praes. med. (dep.) part. от_ ΒΟΎΛΟΜΑΙ (G1014) желать, хотеть, с _inf._ ΔΙΑΣΏΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΔΙΑΣΏΖΩ (G1295) спасать, избавлять. Предложное сочетание описывает проведение действия...
BUT THE CENTURION, WILLING TO SAVE PAUL, &C.— Thus God, for St. Paul's sake, not only saved all the rest of the ship's company from being lost in the sea, but kept the prisoners from being murdered ac...
LANDING ON MELITA. Acts 27:28-44. Acts 27:28 and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms. Acts 27:29 And fearing lest haply w...
43, 44. But God had a purpose and a promise to fulfill, which did not admit of such a disposition of the prisoners, and the more cultivated nature of the centurion was the means of saving them. The in...
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: But the centurion, willing...
34 It is practically impossible to prepare meals in such a storm as they had encountered and the constant toil and apprehension would take away all desire for food. But now that land was near they dou...
27:43 saving (a-6) 'Save out of and through' a danger. see 1 Peter 3:20 ....
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...
BUT THE CENTURION, WILLING TO SAVE PAUL. — Better, _wishing,_ as expressing a stronger desire than the sense of mere acquiescence which has come to be attached to “willing.” The Apostle had, we have s...
βουλόμενος : “desiring,” R.V.; the centurion had from the first, Acts 27:3, treated Paul with respect, and the respect had no doubt been deepened by the prisoner's bearing in the hour of danger, and h...
SAVING PAUL SAVED THEM ALL Acts 27:35 The sailors endeavored to head the vessel toward the mouth of a creek that appeared before them, but she ran aground and stuck fast. It was here that a new and u...
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...
Shipwrecked! As day broke, it became clear why Paul had said the sailors needed to stay on board. Though they did not recognize the land which stood nearby, they did know how to guide the ship toward...
(13) But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from [their] purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land: (13) God finds e...
And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. (40) And when they had taken...
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...
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...
BUT THE CENTURION, WILLING TO SAVE PAUL,.... Not only because he was a Roman citizen, but because he perceived he was some extraordinary person; and chiefly because he was moved there unto by a superi...
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from _their_ purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast _themselves_ first _into the sea_, and get to land: Ver. 43. _Willing to...
_And_ In this critical juncture, as there were several prisoners on board, who were to be conveyed in custody to Rome; _the soldiers' counsel was to kill them_ A counsel most unjust, ungrateful, and c...
THE CENTURION; Julius. Verses Acts 27:1; Acts 27:3. WILLING; wishing to save Paul. Thus was Paul made the means of again saving the prisoners from death. Verses Acts 27:24;...
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...
BUT THE CENTURION, WANTING TO SAVE PAUL, KEPT THEN FROM THEIR PURPOSE, AND COMMANDED THAT THOSE WHO COULD SWIM SHOULD JUMP OVERBOARD FIRST AND GET TO LAND. 1. But the centurion, now on Paul's side, p...
Acts 27:43-44 Eventually the centurion felt too grateful to Paul to allow any such thing to happen. "Again we see that for the sake of one righteous man, the lives of all the prisoners were spared" (R...
39-44 The ship that had weathered the storm in the open sea, where it had room, is dashed to pieces when it sticks fast. Thus, if the heart fixes in the world in affection, and cleaving to it, it is...
THE CENTURION, WILLING TO SAVE PAUL; because Paul was a Roman citizen, whose death he durst not be accessory unto. It may be also, that this centurion, (if there were no more), as the Samaritan that w...
43, 44. But God had a purpose and a promise to fulfill, which did not admit of such a disposition of the prisoners, and the more cultivated nature of the centurion was the means of saving them. The in...
Acts 27:43 But G1161 centurion G1543 wanting G1014 (G5740) save G1295 (G5658) Paul G3972 kept G2967 ...
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 27:43. THE CENTURION, WILLING TO SAVE PAUL, KEPT THEM FROM THEIR PURPOSE. This is singularly true to the spirit of the whole course of the narrative. We have here a new indication of the charm an...
TO SAVE PAUL (διασωσα τον Παυλον). Effective first aorist active infinitive of διασωζω. And no wonder for the centurion knew now how much they all owed to Paul.STAYED THEM FROM THEIR PURPOSE (εκω...
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...
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 BAY WITH A BEACH. This would be the safest place to run aground. These sailors may have landed on Malta many times before, but did not recognize this part of the coast. SO THEY OUT OFF THE ANCHORS....
_And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship._ FOOD AND WORK What is the use of gaining strength by eating, unless we are to put our strength to some practical service? We might as well s...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 27:43 Once again (see v. Acts 27:24) Paul’s presence resulted in the deliverance of others. This time it saved the other prisoners. The soldiers feared that the prisoners had escaped...
_CRITICAL REMARKS_ Acts 27:38. THEY LIGHTENED THE SHIP.—For the third time (see Acts 27:18). Either because of its sinking condition, or because they wished it to get nearer shore. What they threw ou...
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 Corinthians 11:25; Acts 23:10; Acts 23:24; Acts 27:11; Acts 27:3;...