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Verse Acts 27:44. _AND THE REST_] That could not swim: _some on
boards_, planks, spars, c., got _safe to land_ manifestly by an
especial providence of God; for how otherwise could the sick, the
aged,...
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AND THE REST - Those who could not swim.
THEY ESCAPED ALL SAFE TO LAND - According to the promise which was
made to Paul, Acts 27:22. This was done by the special providence of
God. It was a remarkabl...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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THE LAST JOURNEY BEGINS (Acts 27:1-8)...
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THE REST. Greek. _loipos:_ App-124.
SOME. some indeed.
BOARDS. planks. Greek. _sanis_. Only here.
BROKEN PIECES: i.e. any kind of wreckage. Literally some of the
things.
OF. from. Greek. _apo._ Ap...
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_and the rest_ The nominative is here left pendent, both in the
original and the translation. We supply readily in thought the needful
words "should get to the land."
_some on boards_[_R. V._planks] _...
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ΚΑῚ ΤΟῪΣ ΛΟΙΠΟΎΣ, _and that the rest_. The case is
left pendent, because of the long apposition which immediately
follows. Some needful words = ‘should get to the land’ are readily
supplied in thought...
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ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
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_ 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...
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ΟΥΣ ΜΈΝ...
ΟΎΣ ΔΈ некоторые... другие,
ΣΑΝΊΣΙΝ _dat. pl._ от ΣΑΝΊΣ (G4548) доска,
бревно. _Instr. dat._ ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.),
см._ Acts 27:7.
ΔΙΑΣΩΘΉΝΑΙ _aor. pass. inf., см._ Acts 27:43....
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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...
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See notes on verse 43...
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And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship.
And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
And the rest, some on boards, and some on [broken pieces] of the
ship...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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AND THE REST, SOME ON BOARDS... — These were probably planks from
the decks. The words “broken pieces are not in the Greek, but fairly
express its force. Literally, _on some of the things from the shi...
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τοὺς λ., _sc_. ἐξιέναι ἐπὶ τῆν γῆν. οὓς
μὲν … οὓς δὲ, Luke 23:33, and in classical Greek.
ἐπὶ σανίσιν : “some on planks and some on pieces from
the ship,” Ramsay; the planks which were in use in the s...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(14) And the rest, some on boards, and some on [broken pieces] of the
ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
(14) The goodness of God overcomes man's malice....
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_The rest...they carried on planks. That is, let them be carried on
planks; and all got safe to land, in the number two hundred and
seventy-six souls, or persons. (Witham)_...
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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...
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REFLECTIONS
How blessedly the Prophet Nahum spake, when he said, the Lord hath his
way in the whirlwind, and in the storm! And how fully proved, was that
way manifested, in all the circumstances of th...
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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...
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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...
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AND THE REST, SOME ON BOARDS,.... Doors, tables, planks, or any such
like things:
AND SOME ON BROKEN PIECES OF THE SHIP; or what came from it, as masts,
beams, c.
AND SO IT CAME TO PASS THAT THEY ES...
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And the rest, some on boards, and some on _broken pieces_ of the ship.
And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
Ver. 44. _Hominum malitiam vincit Dei bonitas, _ saith Beza here.
Go...
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_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...
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The escape from the ship:...
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AND THE REST, SOME ON BOARDS, AND SOME ON BROKEN PIECES OF THE SHIP.
AND SO IT CAME TO PASS THAT THEY ESCAPED ALL SAFE TO LAND.
When it was day, when it became light enough to distinguish objects
plai...
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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...
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AND THE REST, SOME ON BOARDS AND SOME ON PARTS OF THE SHIP. AND SO IT
WAS THAT THEY ALL ESCAPED SAFELY TO LAND.
1. Those who can't swim, could grab boards or some part of the ship
that would serve as...
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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...
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SOME ON BOARDS, AND SOME ON BROKEN PIECES OF THE SHIP; still using
means, though it was of God only that they had them, and that they
were effectual to them. In this history is lively verified that of...
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Acts 27:44 and G2532 rest G3062 some G3739 G3303 on G1909 boards G4548
and G1161 some G3739 on...
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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...
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SOME ON PLANKS
(ους μεν επ σανισιν). Common Greek idiom (ους
μεν--ους δε) for "some--some." The only N.T. instance of the
old Greek word σανις for board or plank. The breaking of the ship
gave scra...
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Acts 27:44
Safe to Land.
I. In reading the narrative of this voyage and shipwreck (1) the first
impression on the mind is produced by the prisoner, the Apostle Paul.
He is singularly unlike a prisone...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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_And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship._
And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
SAFE TO LAND
They were all saved notwithstanding--
I. Their fears...
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_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...
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_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...
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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,...
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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...
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1 Peter 4:18; 2 Corinthians 1:8; Acts 27:22; Acts 27:24; Amos 9:9;...
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They all escaped safe to land — And some of them doubtless received
the apostle as a teacher sent from God. These would find their
deliverance from the fury of the sea, but an earnest of an infinitely...