Acts 27:1,Acts 27:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 27:1-2

Acts 27:1-2. When it was determined that we should sail into Italy The apostle having, by appeal, transferred his cause to the emperor, Festus determined to send him to Italy by sea, as being a shorter and less expensive passage to Rome; and for that purpose delivered him, with certain other persons, who were also to be judged at Rome, to one Julius, a centurion of the Italian legion. All these prisoners, with the soldiers who guarded them, went aboard a ship of Adramyttium, a seaport of... 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 27:1

when = as. determined = decided. Greek. krino. App-122 . sail . Greek. apopleo . See Acts 13:4 . delivered = were delivering Greek. par adidomi. See Acts 3:13 . certain . Greek. tines . App-124 . other . Greek. heteros. App-124 . prisoners . Greek. desmotes. Only here and Acts 27:42 . The usual word is desmios. See Acts 25:14 unto = to. one, &c . = a centurion of an Augustan cohort, by name Julius. centurion . Greek. hekatontarches. See Acts 10:1 . Augustus'. Greek. ... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 27:1

V. PAUL'S VOYAGE TO ROMEThis great chapter is an immortal work of the inspired Luke, worthy in every way as one of the great narrations in all literature, giving, as Dummelow said, "The most detailed account of an ancient voyage which we possess, and is our principal source of knowledge of the ancient art of navigation."[1] Even scholars inclined to be critical here confess that "Luke's whole account may be assumed to be accurate and entirely trustworthy."[2]The occasion of the voyage recounted... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 27:1

Acts 27:1. That we should fail— Prisoners of importance used frequently to be sent, as from other provinces, so from Judea, to Rome. Julius was very probably a freed-man of the Julian or Caesarean family, for freed-men bore commonly the names of their masters who gave them their freedom. He was centurion of a cohort belonging to the legion called Augustus's legion. Lipsius mentions the inscription of a stone which notices that legion. See Lipsius in Tacit. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:1

1. we should sail, c.—The "we" here reintroduces the historian as one of the company. Not that he had left the apostle from the time when he last included himself ( :-), but the apostle was parted from him by his arrest and imprisonment, until now, when they met in the ship. delivered Paul and certain other prisoners—State prisoners going to be tried at Rome of which several instances are on record. Julius—who treats the apostle throughout with such marked courtesy (Acts 27:3; Acts 27:43; Acts... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 27:1

Luke appears to have remained with Paul from the time he left Philippi on his third missionary journey (Acts 20:5). He may have ministered to him during his entire two-year detention at Caesarea. We know he travelled with Paul to Rome (Acts 28:16). Here begins the longest of the four "we" sections of Acts, Acts 27:1 to Acts 28:16 (cf. Acts 16:10-17; Acts 20:5-15; Acts 21:1-18)."For the sake of the credibility of his work as a piece of Greek history writing, at some point Luke needed to be able... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 27:1-8

The voyage from Caesarea to Crete 27:1-8 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 27:1-15

4. Ministry on the way to Rome 27:1-28:15For a number of reasons Luke seems to have described this stage of the gospel expansion in detail. He evidently wanted to demonstrate God’s protection of Paul, to illustrate the increasingly Gentile nature of gospel expansion, and to document the sovereign Lord’s building of His church."Ever since the purpose of going to Rome had been planted in Paul’s mind by the Holy Spirit, his plans had been formulated with that goal in view (Acts 19:21). No warnings... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 27:1-44

The Voyage and ShipwreckActs 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 the art of navigation as practised by the ancients. St. Luke describes the voyage at length, because it exhibits his hero in a very favourable light. The details of the voyage are clearly authentic (see Intro.).1. Julius] a person otherwise unknown. The narrative reveals him as courteous and humane,... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Acts 27:1-2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Acts 27:1-44

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Acts 27:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Acts 27:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Acts 27:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Acts 27:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 27:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 27:1-8

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Acts 27:1-15

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Acts 27:1-44

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