Acts 27:24 - Exposition

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 opposite statement in Ezekiel 14:14 , Ezekiel 14:16 , Ezekiel 14:18 , Ezekiel 14:20 , "Though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered themselves;" and see also Genesis 18:26 , Genesis 18:32 . Paul's calm courage and kind words, added to the proof they had of his prescient wisdom, were well calculated to inspire the crew with a reverential trust in him, and to rekindle their extinguished hope.