Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Acts 27:13
The south wind being ordinarily most mild, and at that time not high, they sailed along the shore of Candia, not being afraid to be driven upon it.
The south wind being ordinarily most mild, and at that time not high, they sailed along the shore of Candia, not being afraid to be driven upon it.
Verse Acts 27:13. _WHEN THE SOUTH WIND BLEW SOFTLY_] Though this wind was not very favourable, yet, because it blew _softly_, they supposed they might be able to make their passage. _THEY SAILED CLOS...
THE SOUTH WIND - The wind before had probably been a head-wind, blowing from the west. When it veered round to the south, and when it blew gently, though not entirely favorable, yet it was so that the...
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...
BLEW SOFTLY. Greek. _hupopneo_. Only here. PURPOSE. See Acts 11:23. LOOSING. Greek. _airo_, to raise. Here it means to weigh anchor. SAILED... BY. Same as "pass", Acts 27:8. CLOSE. Greek. _asson._...
_the south wind blew softly_ The storm appeared to have in some degree abated, and the change of wind must have been very complete, for (see Acts 27:7-8) they had previously sailed under the lee of Cr...
ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
ὙΠΟΠΝΕΎΣΑΝΤΟΣ ΔῈ ΝΌΤΟΥ, _and when the south wind blew softly_. The storm appeared to have in some degree abated, and the change of wind must have been very complete, for (see Acts 27:7-8) they had pre...
_THE TERRIBLE STORM AT SEA ACTS 27:13-20:_ When a gentle wind from the south blew the sailors thought it was a good time to sail as they had planned. They pulled up the anchor and sailed along the coa...
ΎΠΟΠΝΕΎΣΑΝΤΟΣ _aor. act. part. (temp.) от_ ΎΠΟΠΝΈΩ (G5285) поддувать, дуть слегка, слабо. _Gen. abs._ ΝΌΤΟΣ (G3558) южный ветер, ΔΌΞΑΝΤΕΣ _aor. act. part. (conymcme.)_ от ΔΟΚΈΩ (G1380) предполагать,...
LOOSING THENCE,— That is, from the fair havens. Some have thought that the word ασσον rendered _by,_ in the next clause, is a proper name; but it is used adverbially both by Homer and Herodotus....
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...
13. The harbor called Fair Havens lay on the east side of Cape Matala, which they would have to round in order to reach Phoenix; but it could not be rounded in the face of a north-west wind, hence the...
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained...
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...
AND WHEN THE SOUTH WIND BLEW SOFTLY. — There was a change at once in the force and the direction of the wind. With a gentle and favourable breeze from the south, the pilot and the owner thought that a...
ὑποπνεύσαντος : _leniter afflante, aspirante, Cf._ ὑποκινέω, ὑπομειδιάω, a moderate breeze from the south arose which would favour their westerly course. _cf._ Luke 12:55, not in LXX or Apocrypha, but...
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...
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...
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...
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...
AND WHEN THE SOUTH WIND BLEW SOFTLY,.... Or moderately, which was a good wind for them: SUPPOSING THAT THEY, HAD OBTAINED THEIR PURPOSE; that things would succeed according to their wish, and favour...
And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained _their_ purpose, loosing _thence_, they sailed close by Crete. Ver. 13. _Supposing that they had, &c._] God maketh many times the...
_And when the south wind blew softly_ Ordinarily a wind very mild, and at that time not high; _supposing they had obtained their purpose_ And would soon arrive at the harbour they wished to reach; _lo...
THE SOUTH WIND BLEW SOFTLY; which would be favorable to their purpose, as the coast a few miles beyond the Fair Havens turn to the north of west. CLOSE BY; near the shore....
AND WHEN THE SOUTH WIND BLEW SOFTLY, SUPPOSING THAT THEY HAD OBTAINED THEIR PURPOSE, LOOSING THENCE, THEY SAILED CLOSE BY CRETE. Due to the adverse winds and the extremely slow progress, the season wa...
The start from Fair Havens:...
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...
WHEN THE SOUTH WIND BLEW SOFTLY, SUPPOSING THAT THEY HAD OBTAINED THEIR DESIRE, PUTTING OUT TO SEA, THEY SAILED CLOSE BY CRETE. 1. Two things about the wind changed. It was now a more gentle wind. It...
"When. moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had gained their purpose" The stormy northwest wind ceased and. southwest wind, which would be very favorable for their trip emerged. Here we le...
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 pur...
13. The harbor called Fair Havens lay on the east side of Cape Matala, which they would have to round in order to reach Phoenix; but it could not be rounded in the face of a north-west wind, hence the...
Acts 27:13 When G1161 wind G3558 softly G5285 (G5660) supposing G1380 (G5660) obtained G2902 (G5760) desire...
‘And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.' At first the weather seemed to favour them, for the s...
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...
_Sudden and Violent Storm from the East-north-east The Ship undergirded and laid to under the Lee of Clauda,_ 13 - 17. Acts 27:13. SUPPOSING THAT THEY HAD ATTAINED THEIR PURPOSE. The phrase expresses...
WHEN THE SOUTH WIND BLEW SOFTLY (υποπνευσαντος νοτου). Genitive absolute with aorist active participle of υποπνεω, old verb to blow under, then to blow gently, here only in N.T. "A south wind having...
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...
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...
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...
CHILDREN OF THE SOUTH WIND The south wind blew softly. Acts 27:13. Today we are going to have a talk about South-wind people. Now, of course, the South wind is the exact opposite of the North wind,...
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 27:9. 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...
Acts 27:21; Job 37:17; Luke 12:55; Psalms 78:26; Song of Solomon 4:16
Loosing thence [α ρ α ν τ ε ς]. Lit., having taken up. It is the nautical phrase for weighing anchor. So Rev....