Acts 27:22-24 NIV

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

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:18-44

The escape from shipwreck. The particular feature in this part of the narrative of the shipwreck to which attention is now invited is the sacrifices by which the final escape was effected. The eighteenth verse finds the whole party on board the ship in an encounter with a furious tempest. We can easily picture to ourselves the sea running high, the vessel crouching as it were before the wind, the waves breaking over the side of the ship, and the water beginning to fill her. At this moment... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:20-25

The bad man's extremity, God add the good man's opportunity. The contents of this chapter are, in some respects, amongst the most striking and instructive for the deeper facts of human life and nature, in all the book. 1. The interplay of human action and of Divine providence, the harmony of human responsibility and Divine purpose, are forcibly illustrated more than once. 2. The moral superiority, the real strength, the solid ground to stand upon, which are the portion of the man... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:21-26

Good cheer from a good man. This interesting incident of the voyage may be introduced by a description of the perilous condition of the vessel, and the distress and hopelessness of the sailors and passengers. Canon Farrar's careful narrative will be found helpful. A few sentences we may give: "The typhoon, indeed, had become an ordinary gale, but the ship had now been reduced to the condition of a leaky and dismantled hulk, swept from stem to stern by the dashing spray, and drifting, no... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:21-30

The example of Paul in the storm, I. HIS FIRM FAITH IN HIS GOD , AND THE PEACE OF SOUL THENCE FLOWING , We may compare the picture of the Savior on the lake of Galilee, "Why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith?" II. HIS CONSEQUENT CALMNESS AND PRUDENCE IN COUNSEL . He sets aside, with clear presence of mind, mistaken plans ( Acts 27:27-32 ); he encourages dispirited minds ( Acts 27:33-38 ); he acts with the fidelity of a... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:22

Life for any man ' s life, A.V.; but only for but, A.V, I exhort you to be of good cheer . Mr. Hobart remarks that this "has all the look of a doctor's expression, παραινεῖν being the term for a physician giving his advice," and " εὔθυμος εὐθυμεῖν , and εὔθυμως being used in medical language in reference to the sick keeping up their spirits, as opposed to ἀθυμία and δυσθυμυία " (see Acts 27:25 , note). Loss ; ἀποβολή , only here and Romans... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:23

An angel of the God whose I am, whom also for the angel of God, whose I am, and whom, A.V. and T.R. Observe Paul's open confession of God before tile heathen crew. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:23-25

Divine ownership and human service. I. THE EXTENT OF Tile DIVINE CLAIM . " Whose I am." God's claim upon our service is simply complete; it is impossible to conceive of a tie stronger or more perfect. It rests on: 1. His absolute sovereignty over the universe. 2. His creation of our spirit; the fact that he called us out of nothingness into being, that he conferred on us our spiritual nature and our bodily life. 3. His preservation of us in being. 4. His... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:24

Stand for be brought, A.V.; granted for given, A.V. Stand ; παραστῆναι , the proper word for standing before a judge; comp. Romans 14:10 , πάντες παραστησόμεθα τῷ βήματι τοῦ χριστοῦ : and in the subscription to the Second Epistle to Timothy it is said that it was written "when Paul was brought before Nero the second time" (Greek, ὅτε ἐκ δευτέρου παρέστη παῦλος τῷ καίσαρι ) . God hath granted , etc. Doubtless in answer to his prayers. Compare the... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:1-44

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:1-44

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:18-44

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:20-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:21-26

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:21-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:22

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:23-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:24

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