Acts 27:26 KJV — MannaFest

Acts 27:26

Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

KJV

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ASV

But we must be cast upon a certain island.

WEB

However, we must run aground on some island.”

DBT

But we must be cast ashore on a certain island.

YLT

and on a certain island it behoveth us to be cast.'

About this book

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Acts — The Gospel's sequel. Jerusalem → Judea and Samaria → the ends of the earth. Three missionary journeys and the voyage to Rome.

Author: Luke, companion of Paul — the 'we' passages begin in 16:10
Date: c. AD 62

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Acts 28:1
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
Acts 27:17
Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
Acts 27:29
Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
Acts 27:41
And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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When the church of God, like this ship, is tossed with tempests, and not comforted, when there is none to guide her of all her sons, yet God can bring her safely to shore, and will do it.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

"The hardships which the crew endured during a gale of such continuance, and their exhaustion from laboring at the pumps and hunger, may be imagined, but are not described" [SMITH]. Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, &c.--not meaning to reflect on them for the past, but to claim their confidence for what he was now to say:

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

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G35209× in canon G160110× in canon G1163101× in canon

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