Acts 27:1-12 NIV

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 27:3

Verse 3− 3.He suffered him to go to. Paul might have hid himself − (636) in a large city, which joined to the sea; but he was bound with the oracle, that he could not withdraw himself from the calling of God. Again, because the centurion had so courteously entertained him, that he suffered him to go to his friends, that they might dress and refresh him, whom he might have left in the stinking ship, − (637) he ought not nor could he provide for his own life, with the other man’s danger, without... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 27:9

Verse 9− 9.When sailing was now jeopardous. He doth not only mean that the winds were contrary then, but also that the time of the year was not then commodious, which he expresseth more plainly afterward, when he saith that the fast was passed; for I think that this word was added by way of exposition, to note the end of harvest. Neither do I pass for that, that that solemn time of fasting, whereof Luke speaketh, was strange to the centurion and the rest of the mariners; for he noteth out the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 27:11

Verse 11− 11.But the centurion. The centurion is not reproved because he hearkened rather to the master and governor of the ship than to Paul. For what should he have done? For though he did well like − (641) Paul’s counsel in other matters, yet he knew that he was unskillful in sailing. Therefore he suffered himself to be governed by those which were expert, which was a point of a wise and modest man. Yea, very necessity did almost compel him to do this; for the haven was not commodious to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 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," denoting that Luke was of the party. Connecting it with the "we" of Acts 21:17 , the inference is obvious that Luke was with Paul through the whole of these two eventful years, and that it is to this presence that we owe the detailed circumstantial narrative of Acts 21-28., as well as, perhaps, the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:1-17

The voyage. "The voyage of life" is an expression drawn from the common feeling of men that there is a close analogy between the course of a man's life through the world, from his birth to his grave, and the progress of a ship from port to port. The Christian metaphor of the ark of Christ's Church, tossed upon the waves of this troublesome world, yet finally reaching the land of everlasting life, is no lass familiar to us. It may not be without instruction to note some of the points of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:1-44

The voyage of life. The journey which is described in this twenty-seventh chapter may suggest to us some of the main features of the long voyage of our life. I. THE VARIETY IS OUR COMPANIONSHIPS . As each passenger on board found himself inseparably associated with a strange admixture of fellow-travelers, so we find ourselves compelled to mingle, more or less closely, with various companions as we and they journey together over the waters of life. There are II. THE ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:1-44

The voyage to Italy: an allegory of the Christian's course. Bunyan wrote an immortal allegory of the Christian course as a journey by land. It may be rewritten as a sea-voyage. I. THE CHRISTIAN SETS OUT IN STRANGE COMPANY ', AND WITH OFTEN UNCONGENIAL SURROUNDINGS . Romans, Macedonians, prisoners, Alexandrians, are Paul's fellow-voyagers (verses 1, 2, 4-8). No seclusion, no picked society nor refined retirement, can be or ought to be the usual lot of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:2

Embarking in for entering into, A.V. ; which was about to sail unto the places on the coasts of Asia, we put to sea for we launched, meaning to sail by the coast of Asia, A.V. and T.R.; Aristarchus for one Aristarchus, A.V. Adramyttium (now Adramyti, where ships are still built), on the north-western coast of Asia Minor, south of Troas, on the gulf opposite which lies the island of Lesbos, was a place of considerable trade, situated on the great Roman road which connected the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:3

Treated Paul kindly for courteously entreated Paul, A.V.; leave for liberty, A.V.; and refresh for to refresh, A.V. We touched ; κατήχθημεν (as Luke 5:11 ; Acts 21:3 ; Acts 28:12 ) of coming from the sea to land, contrasted with ἀνήχθημεν in Acts 27:2 and Acts 27:4 ( ἀναχθέντες ) of going out to sea (as Luke 8:22 ; Acts 13:13 ; Acts 16:11 ; Acts 18:21 ; Acts 21:1 , Acts 21:2 ; and frequently in this chapter). At Sidon ; where doubtless there... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:3

Spiritual refreshment. We like to think of Paul at Sidon. We are not only glad to know that he had the opportunity of gaining such material provision as would help to mitigate the severities of the long weeks of suffering in store; we like to dwell on that one day's "happy interlude," when, forgetting the imprisonment at Caesarea, and ignorant of the imprisonment at Rome, he spent some hours of spiritual refreshment among his friends. We may dwell upon— I. THE NEED OF SPIRITUAL ... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 27:3

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 27:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 27:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:1-44

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:1-44

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:3

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