使徒の働き 27:14-17 JCB

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:15

The ship was caught - By the wind. It came suddenly upon them as a tempest.Could not bear up ... - Could not resist its violence, or the helmsman could not direct the ship. It was seized by the wind, and driven with such violence, that it became unmanageable.We let her drive - We suffered the ship to be borne along by the wind without attempting to control it. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:16

And running under - Running near to an island. They ran near to it, where the violence of the wind was probably broken by the island,Which is called Clauda - This is a small island about 20 miles southwest of Crete.We had much work - Much difficulty; we were scarcely able to do it.To come by the boat - This does not mean that they attempted here to land in the boat, but they had much difficulty in saving the small boat attached to the ship by lifting it into the ship. The importance of securing... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:17

Which when they had taken up - When they had raised up the boat into the ship, so as to secure it.They used helps - They used ropes, cables, stays, or chains, for the purpose of securing the ship. The danger was that the ship would be destroyed, and they therefore made use of such aids as would prevent its loss.Undergirding the ship - The ancients were accustomed to pass cables or strong ropes around a vessel to keep the planks from springing or starting by the action of the sea. This is now... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 27:13-15

Acts 27:13-15. 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; loosing, they sailed close by Crete That is, sailed along the shore of the island, not being afraid to be driven upon it by that side wind. But not long after there arose against it Against the ship; a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon This expression comes from ευρος and... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 27:16-19

Acts 27:16-19. Running under a certain island called Clauda A little to the south of the western coast of Crete. Such was the violence of the storm, that we had much work Great difficulty to become masters of the boat, so as to secure it from being staved; which when they had taken up, they used helps Not only all such instruments as were fit for their purpose, but all hands too; undergirding the ship With cables, to keep it from bulging, and enable it to ride out the storm; and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 27:1-44

From Caesarea to Rome (27:1-28:15)Festus arranged for a centurion and a unit of Roman soldiers to take Paul, along with a number of other prisoners, to Rome. Two Christians also went with Paul, his loyal friend Luke and a church leader from Thessalonica named Aristarchus (27:1-2; cf. 19:29; 20:4). They began the journey on a ship that took them as far as Myra in Asia Minor. There they changed to one of the huge grain ships that sailed between Alexandria and Italy. After several days they came... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 27:14

But not long after . Literally But after not much (time). arose against it = beat down from it (i.e. Crete). arose . Greek. ballo . App-174 . This verb is sometimes used intransitively. against = down. Greek. kata . App-104 . tempestuous = typhonic. Greek. tuphonikos. Onlyhere. Euroclydon . The texts (not the Syriac) read Eurakulon, which means north-north-east wind. But if so, it would hardly have been introduced by the words "which is called". It was evidently a hurricane, not... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 27:15

caught . Greek. sunarpazo. See Acts 6:12 . bear up into = face. Literally look in the eye of. Greek. antophthalmeo. Only here. we let her drive . Literally giving her up (Greek. epididomi) we were driven (borne along, pass, of Greek. phero). The Authorized Version rendering is the exact nautical expression. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 27:16

running under = having run under the lee of. Greek. hupotrecho. Onlyhere. island . Greek. nesion, a small island, dim. of nesos (Acts 13:6 ). Only here. Clauda . Clauda (some texts, Cauda) was due south of Phenice. we had much work. Literally with difficulty (Greek. molis , Acts 27:7 ) were we strong (Greek. ischuo. See Acts 15:10 ). come by = become masters of. Greek. perikrates. Onlyhere. boat = skiff. Greek. skaphe. Only here, verses: Acts 27:30 , Acts 27:32 . The verb skapto,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 27:17

taken up . Greek. airo . See Acts 27:13 . used . Greek. chraomai. See Acts 27:3 . helps . Greek. boetheia. Only here and Hebrews 4:16 . undergirding . Greek. hupozdnnumi. Only here. The process of passing a cable or chain round a ship to prevent her going to pieces is called "frapping". lest . Greek. me. App-105 . fall . Greek. ekpipto. Occurs thirteen times; here: Acts 27:26 , Acts 27:29 , Acts 27:32 ; Acts 12:7 . Mark 13:25 .Romans 9:6 , &c. quicksands . Greek. surtis. Only... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 27:13-15

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 27:16-19

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 27:1-44

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 27:14

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 27:15

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 27:16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 27:17

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