Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 27:27-32
Acts 27:27-32. But when the fourteenth night Since they left Crete; was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria That is, in the Adriatic sea: as the ancients called all that part of the Mediterranean sea which lay south of Italy. About midnight, the shipmen deemed (apprehended) that they drew near to some country Or shore; which confirmed what Paul had told them, that they must be driven upon some island: and, to try whether it was so or not, they sounded In order to... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:31
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers - The centurion had, it appears, the general direction of the ship, Acts 27:11. Perhaps it had been pressed into the service of the government.Except these - These seamen. The soldiers and the centurion were unqualified to manage the ship, and the presence of the sailors was therefore indispensable to the preservation of any.Abide in the ship - Remain on board.Ye cannot be saved - You cannot be preserved from death. You will have no hope of... read more