Acts 27:10

“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”

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KJV

And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

ASV

and said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the lading and the ship, but also of our lives.

YLT

saying to them, `Men, I perceive that with hurt, and much damage, not only of the lading and of the ship, but also of our lives--the voyage is about to be;'

DBT

saying, Men, I perceive that the navigation will be with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.

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Even if the shipwreck did not occur to them with loss of lives according to his word. For this would have happened as far as the nature of the thing was concerned, if God had not preserved them. For through him he also caused those …

Oecumenius· Commentary on Acts, 550patristic

Related commentary

And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive,....

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt, etc. - Paul might either have had this intimation from the Spirit of God, or from his own knowledge of the state of this sea after the autumnal equinox, and therefore gave them this prudent warning.

Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical

Sirs, I perceive, that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, &c.--not by any divine communication, but simply in the exercise of a good judgment aided by some experience. The event justified his decision.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse — and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.

Cross-references

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The verses this one reaches12

Daniel 2:30
And to me this mystery has been revealed, not because I have more wisdom than any man alive, but in order that the interpretation might be made known to the king, and that you may understand the thoughts of your mind.
Acts 27:41–44
But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.
Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
Acts 27:20–26
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.
Psalms 25:14
The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
Acts 27:34
So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
2 Kings 6:9–10
Then the man of God sent word to the king of Israel: “Be careful passing by this place, for the Arameans are going down there.”
Genesis 41:38–39
So Pharaoh asked them, “Can we find anyone like this man, in whom the Spirit of God abides?”
Genesis 41:16–25
“I myself cannot do it,” Joseph replied, “but God will give Pharaoh a sound answer.”
Acts 27:31
But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
1 Peter 4:18
And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
Acts 14:15
“Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord GOD does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants the prophets.
leads to
- John 15:15
  No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 18:17
  And the LORD said, “Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do?
- Psalms 25:14
  The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
- Revelation 1:1
  This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
- Daniel 9:22–27
  He instructed me and spoke with me, saying: “O Daniel, I have come now to give you insight and understanding.
Through
Psalms 25:14
The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
leads to
- John 14:21–23
  Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.”
- John 7:17
  If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
- Ephesians 1:9
  And He has made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ

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