Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Acts 27:20
Verse Acts 27:20. Neither sun nor stars in many days appeared] And consequently they could make no observation; and, having no magnetical needle, could not tell in what direction they were going.
Verse Acts 27:20. Neither sun nor stars in many days appeared] And consequently they could make no observation; and, having no magnetical needle, could not tell in what direction they were going.
NEITHER SUN NOR STARS ... - As they could see neither san nor stars, they could make no observations; and as they had no compass, they would be totally ignorant of their situation, and they gave up al...
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...
NEITHER... NOR. Greek. _mete... mete._ IN. for Greek. _epi._ App-104 APPEARED. shone. Greek. _epiphaino._ App-106 TEMPEST. Greek. _cheimon._ Elsewhere translated "winter, "Matthew 24:20; Mark 13:18...
_in many days appeared_ [_R. V._shone upon us for many days]. This does not imply a continuous darkness like night, but that the mist and spray made the whole sky obscure both by day and night. In suc...
ΜΉΤΕ ἌΣΤΡΩΝ ἘΠΙΦΑΙΝΌΝΤΩΝ ἘΠῚ ΠΛΕΊΟΝΑΣ ἩΜΈΡΑΣ, _nor stars shone upon us for many days_. This does not imply a continuous darkness like night, but that the mist and spray made the whole sky obscure both...
ST PAUL’S VOYAGE AND SHIPWRECK...
_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...
ΉΛΙΟΣ (G2246) солнце, ΆΣΤΡΟΝ (G792) звезда. Солнце и звезды использовались для навигации, ΈΠΙΦΑΙΝΌΝΤΩΝ _praes. act. part. от_ ΈΠΙΦΑΊΝΩ (G2014) появляться. _Gen. abs. temp._ или причины, ΧΕΙΜΏΝ (G54...
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 18...
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. And when neither sun nor stars in many (or, 'several') days...
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...
WHEN NEITHER SUN NOR STARS IN MANY DAYS APPEARED. — We have to remember that before the invention of the compass the sun and stars were the only guides of sailors who were out of sight of land. Now th...
μήτε δὲ ἡλίου μήτε ἄστρων : the omission of the article here intensifies the meaning, Blass, _Gram._, p. 143, “weder etwas von Sonne”. ἐπιφαινόντων, _cf._ Luke 1:79; only in Luke and Paul, Titus 2:11;...
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...
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...
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 NEITHER SUN NOR STARS IN MANY DAYS APPEARED,.... The Syriac version adds, "nor moon"; which is an usual description of dark, cloudy, and tempestuous seasons; and which was not only uncomforta...
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. Ver. 20. _All hope that we, &c._] God delights to help th...
_And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared_ The direction of which could be the less spared before the compass was found out; _and no small tempest lay on us_ Still the wind was boisterous,...
NEITHER SUN NOR STARS; the mariner's compass was not then known. When sailors could not see the heavenly bodies or the land, they did not know their course. God in his providence often shows men, espe...
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. The gentle breeze seems to have been only a lull while the s...
The hurricane:...
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...
NOW WHEN NEITHER SUN NOR STARS APPEARED FOR MANY DAYS, AND NO SMALL TEMPEST BEAT UPON US, ALL HOPE THAT WE WOULD BE SAVED WAS FINALLY GIVEN UP. 1. They do not know their location. Sun and stars were...
"As the mariners of the age were dependent on the sun and the stars exclusively for. knowledge of the direction in which they were sailing, when they had seen neither for many days, and the storm was...
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...
NEITHER SUN NOR STARS IN MANY DAYS APPEARED; which shows the greatness of their misery, which had not the ordinary refreshments from the sight of the sun to relieve it. For what the sun does cheer, is...
Acts 27:20 Now G1161 neither G3383 sun G2246 nor G3383 stars G798 appeared G2014 (G5723) for G1909 many...
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...
‘And when neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.' The blackened sky prevented navigation, and there were...
Acts 27:20. WHEN NEITHER SUN NOR STARS IN MANY DAYS APPEARED. This was a most serious aggravation of the danger. The great reason which made ancient navigation perilous in the winter was, that the sky...
WHEN NEITHER SUN NOR STARS SHONE UPON US (μητε ηλιου μητε αστρων επιφαινοντων). Genitive absolute again.FOR MANY DAYS (επ πλειονας ημερας). For more days than a few.NO SMALL TEMPEST (χειμονος ο...
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...
BUT SOON A VERY STRONG WIND. A "Northeaster," blowing from the northeast, down from the island. It was a violent hurricane! They tried to keep the ship headed into it, to ride out the storm. But when...
_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...
_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...
_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...
ACTS—NOTE ON ACTS 27:20 Sailors depended on the SUN and STARS to help them navigate. ⇐...
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...
1 Thessalonians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 11:25; Ephesians 2:12; Exodus 10:21;...
Neither sun nor stars appeared for many days — Which they could the less spare, before the compass was found out....
Observe here, 1. The hopeless, helpless, comfortless state, which St. Paul, and those in the ship with him, were now reduced to: neither sun nor stars appeared, and the weather proved very tempestuous...