The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:10
The, for this, A.V.; injury for hurt, A.V.; loss for damage, A.V.; the ship for ship, A.V. Sirs, I perceive ; etc. St. Paul's opinion and reasons are evidently not fully given; only the result, that he strongly advised against the course to which they were inclined, and foretold disaster as likely to ensue from it. I perceive ( θεωρῷ ), as John 4:19 ; John 12:19 ; Acts 17:22 . In all these places something actually seen or heard leads to the inference or... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Acts 27:9
And for now, A.V.; the voyage for when sailing, A.V. ; gone by for past, A.V. Much time ( ἱκανοῦ χρόνου διαγενομένου ) . The word ἱκανός is very frequently used by St. Luke, both in the Gospel and the Acts, for "much," "many," or "long," but the exact quantity of time, or words, or people, etc., indicated is of course relative to what might reasonably be expected in each case. Judas of Galilee ( Acts 5:37 ) drew "much" people after him; the Jews at Damascus... read more