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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 27:15

And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven.And when the ship was caught ... Alas, some situations must be guarded against before they occur, not after they have developed; and so it was here. They had already passed the point of no return to the Fair Havens they had just left. Many wayward souls have discovered that some decisions admit of no correction. They like the ship are "caught."And driven ... The ship and all on board were now at the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 27:16

And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty; to secure the boat.To secure the boat ... has reference to the dinghy which they had trailed along behind the vessel, anticipatory to landing in Phoenix. They were so sure they had obtained their purpose, that they had not even taken the trouble to hoist it aboard before sailing. It was now waterlogged, but it might be needed; and so they labored with great difficulty to bring it aboard and secure it.We ...... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 27:17

And when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.Undergirding the ship ... Luke's medical word "bandaging" the ship describes accurately what they did. In modern times this is called "frapping" a vessel, referring to the passing of cables around the exterior of the hull to give it greater strength and keep it from breaking up during a storm. All ancient sailing vessels carried... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 27:14

Acts 27:14. Euroclydon— Among many other particulars respecting the air and weather of Syria, &c. we are told that the westerly winds there are generally attended with rain. (See Luke 12:54. 1Ki 18:41; 1 Kings 18:46.) But the easterly winds are usually dry, notwithstanding they are sometimes exceedingly hazyand tempestuous; at which times they are called by the sea-faring people, levanters, being not confined to any single point, but blowing in all directions, from the north-east, round by... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 27:15

Acts 27:15. And when the ship was caught, &c.— And as the ship was violently hurried away, and was not able to bear up against the wind, &c. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 27:16

Acts 27:16. Clauda,— This island, otherwise called Gaudos, or Cauda, lay a little to the south of the western coast of Crete. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 27:17

Acts 27:17. The quicksands,— The greater and lesser Syrtis on the African shore, infamous for their destruction of mariners. Many approved writers of antiquity have described them. Undergirding the ship, was binding it round with ropes and cables, in order to prevent it from bulging. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:14

14, 15. a tempestuous—"typhonic" wind—that is, like a typhon or tornado, causing a whirling of the clouds, owing to the meeting of opposite currents of air. called Euroclydon—The true reading appears to be Euro-aquilo, or east-northeast, which answers all the effects here ascribed to it. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:15

15. could not bear up into—"face" the wind, we let her drift—before the gale. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:16

16, 17. under—the lee of. a certain—"small" island . . . Clauda—southwest of Crete, now called Gonzo; about twenty-three miles to leeward. we had much work to come by—that is, to hoist up and secure. the boat—now become necessary. But why was this difficult? Independently of the gale, raging at the time, the boat had been towed between twenty and thirty miles after the gale sprang up, and could scarcely fail to be filled with water [SMITH]. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 27:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 27:16

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 27:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 27:14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 27:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 27:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 27:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:14

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:15

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:16

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