Berean Standard Bible
Acts 27
1δὲdeG1161WhenὩςHōsG5613it was decidedἐκρίθηekrithēG2919thatτοῦtouG3588weG1473would sailἀποπλεῖνapopleinG636forεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588ItalyἸταλίαν,ItalianG2482τεteG5037τόνtonG3588,PaulΠαῦλονPaulonG3972andκαίkaiG2532someτιναςtinasG5100otherἑτέρουςheterousG2087prisonersδεσμώταςdesmōtasG1202were handed overπαρεδίδουνparedidounG3860to a centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543namedὀνόματιonomatiG3686JuliusἸουλίῳIouliōG2457, who belonged to theImperialΣεβαστῆς.SebastēsG4575RegimentσπείρηςspeirēsG4686.
2δὲdeG1161We boardedἐπιβάντεςepibantesG1910an AdramyttianἈδραμυττηνῷAdramuttēnōG98shipπλοίῳploiōG4143aboutμέλλοντιmellontiG3195to sailπλεῖνpleinG4126forεἰςeisG1519τοὺςtousG3588portsτόπουςtopousG5117alongκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588the coast ofAsiaἈσίανAsianG773, andwe put out to seaἀνήχθημενanēchthēmenG321.AristarchusἈριστάρχουAristarchouG708,a MacedonianΜακεδόνοςMakedonosG3110from ThessalonicaΘεσσαλονικέως.ThessalonikeōsG2331,wasὄντοςontosG1510withσὺνsunG4862usG1473.
3τεteG5037TheτῇtēaG3588nextἑτέρᾳheteraG2087daywe landedκατήχθημενkatēchthēmenG2609atεἰςeisG1519SidonΣιδῶνα,SidōnaG4605,andτεteG5037ὁhoG3588JuliusἸούλιοςIouliosG2457treatedχρησάμενοςchrēsamenosG5530τῷtōG3588PaulΠαύλῳPaulōG3972with considerationφιλανθρώπωςphilanthrōpōsG5364,allowingἐπέτρεψενepetrepsenG2010himto visitπρὸς πορευθέντιpros poreuthentiG4198G4314hisτοὺςtousG3588friendsφίλουςphilousG5384andreceiveτυχεῖν.tucheinG5177theircareἐπιμελείαςepimeleiasG1958.
5AndτεteG5037whenwe had sailed acrossδιαπλεύσαντεςdiapleusantesG1277τόtoG3588the open seaπέλαγοςpelagosG3989τὸtoG3588off the coastκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588of CiliciaΚιλικίανKilikianG2791andκαὶkaiG2532PamphyliaΠαμφυλίανPamphulianG3828,we cameκατήλθομενkatēlthomenG2718toεἰςeisG1519MyraΜύραMuraG3460τῆςtēsG3588in LyciaΛυκίας.LukiasG3073.
7AfterδὲdeG1161sailing slowlyβραδυπλοοῦντες καὶ μόλιςbraduploountes kai molisG1020G2532G3433forἐνenG1722manyἱκαναῖςhikanaisG2425daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250,we arrivedγενόμενοιgenomenoiG1096offκατὰkataG2596τὴνtēnG3588CnidusΚνίδονKnidonG2834. WhentheτοῦtouG3588windἀνέμουanemouG417impededμὴ προσεῶντοςmē proseōntosG3361G4330usG1473,we sailed to the leeὑπεπλεύσαμενhupepleusamenG5284τὴνtēnG3588of CreteΚρήτηνKrētēnG2914,oppositeκατὰkataG2596SalmoneΣαλμώνην,SalmōnēnG4534.
8AfterτεteG5037we had moved along the coastπαραλεγόμενοι αὐτὴνparalegomenoi autēnG3881G846with difficultyμόλιςmolisG3433,we cameἤλθομενēlthomenG2064toεἰςeisG1519aτινὰtinaG5100placeτόπονtoponG5117calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564FairΚαλοὺςKalousG2570Havensλιμένας,limenasG3040,nearἐγγὺςengusG1451ᾧhōG3739ἦνēnG1510thetownG4172of LaseaΛασαία.LasaiaG2996.
9By nowδὲdeG1161muchἱκανοῦhikanouG2425timeχρόνουchronouG5550had passedδιαγενομένουdiagenomenouG1230,andκαὶkaiG2532theτοῦtouG3588voyageπλοὸςploosG4144had already becomeὄντος ἤδηontos ēdēG2235G1510dangerousἐπισφαλοῦςepisphalousG2000becauseδιὰdiaG1223τὸtoG3588καὶkaiG2532ἤδηēdēG2235it was afterπαρεληλυθέναι,parelēluthenaiG3928theτὴνtēnG3588FastνηστείανnēsteianG3521.ὁhoG3588SoPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972advisedπαρῄνειparēneiG3867them,
10λέγωνlegōnG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846“Menἄνδρες,andresG435,I can seeθεωρῶtheōrōG2334thatὅτιhotiG3754ourτοῦtouG3588voyageπλοῦν.plounG4144willμέλλεινmelleinG3195beἔσεσθαιesesthaiG1510filledwithμετὰmetaG3326disasterὕβρεωςhubreōsG5196andκαὶkaiG2532greatπολλῆςpollēsG4183lossζημίαςzēmiasG2209,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440toτοῦtouG3588τῶνtōnG3588shipπλοίουploiouG4143andκαὶkaiG2532cargoφορτίουphortiouG5413,butἀλλὰallaG235to ourG1473ownτὸνtonG3588livesψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590as wellκαὶkaiG2532.”
11ButδὲdeG1161contrary toμᾶλλον ἢmallon ēG3123G2228ὁhoG3588ὑπὸhupoG5259Paul’sΠαύλουPaulouG3972adviceλεγομένοις.¶legomenoisG3004,theτῷtōG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543was persuadedἐπείθετοepeithetoG3982by theτῷtōG3588pilotκυβερνήτῃkubernētēG2942andκαὶkaiG2532by theτοῖςtoisG3588owner of the shipναυκλήρῳnauklērōG3490.
12SinceδὲdeG1161theτοῦtouG3588harborλιμένοςlimenosG3040wasὑπάρχοντοςhuparchontosG5225unsuitableἈνευθέτουAneuthetouG428toπρὸςprosG4314winter inπαραχειμασίανparacheimasianG3915,theοἱhoiG3588majorityπλείονεςpleionesG4119decidedἔθεντο βουλὴνethento boulēnG5087G1012to sailἀναχθῆναιanachthēnaiG321onἐκεῖθεν,ekeithenG1564,hoping thatεἴeiG1487somehowG4459they couldδύναιντοdunaintoG1410reachκαταντήσαντες εἰςkatantēsantes eisG2658G1519PhoenixΦοίνικαPhoinikaG5405to winterπαραχειμάσαιparacheimasaiG3914there. Phoenix wasa harborλιμέναlimenaG3040τῆςtēsG3588in CreteΚρήτηςKrētēsG2914facingβλέπονταblepontaG991bothκατὰkataG2596southwestλίβαlibaG3047andκαὶkaiG2532κατὰkataG2596northwestχῶρον.¶chōronG5566.
The Storm at Sea
(Jonah 1:4–10)
13WhenδὲdeG1161a gentle south windνότουnotouG3558began to blowὙποπνεύσαντοςHupopneusantosG5285,they thoughtδόξαντεςdoxantesG1380they hadκεκρατηκέναι,kekratēkenaiG2902theirτῆςtēsG3588opportunityπροθέσεωςprotheseōsG4286. Sothey weighedἄραντεςarantesG142anchor andsailed alongπαρελέγοντοparelegontoG3881,hugging the coastἆσσονassonG788τὴνtēnG3588of CreteΚρήτην.KrētēnG2914.
15καὶkaiG2532Unableμὴ δυναμένουmē dunamenouG3361G1410to head intoἀντοφθαλμεῖνantophthalmeinG503theτοῦtouG3588windἀνέμῳanemōG417δὲdeG1161,theτῷtōG3588shipπλοίουploiouG4143was caught upσυναρπασθέντοςsunarpasthentosG4884. Sowe gave wayἐπιδόντεςepidontesG1929andlet ourselves be driven alongἐφερόμεθα.epheromethaG5342.
16δέdeG1161Passing to the leeὑποδραμόντεςhupodramontesG5295of a smallτιtiG5100islandνησίονnēsionG3519calledκαλούμενονkaloumenonG2564CaudaΚαῦδαKaudaG2802,we barely managedἰσχύσαμεν μόλιςischusamen molisG2480G3433to secureπερικρατεῖς γενέσθαιperikrateis genesthaiG1096G4031theτῆςtēsG3588lifeboatσκάφης,skaphēsG4627.
17ἣνhēnG3739After hoisting it upἄραντεςarantesG142, the crewusedἐχρῶντοechrōntoG5530ropesβοηθείαιςboētheiaisG996to undergirdὑποζωννύντεςhupozōnnuntesG5269theτὸtoG3588shipπλοῖον·ploionG4143.AndτεteG5037fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399thatμὴmēG3361they would run agroundἐκπέσωσινekpesōsinG1601onεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588sandbars of SyrtisΣύρτινSurtinG4950,they loweredχαλάσαντεςchalasantesG5465theτὸtoG3588sea anchorσκεῦος,skeuosG4632andοὕτωςhoutōsG3779were driven alongἐφέροντο.epherontoG5342.
20WhenδὲdeG1161neitherμήτεmēteG3383sunἡλίουhēliouG2246norμήτεmēteG3383starsἄστρωνastrōnG798appearedἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōnG2014forἐπὶepiG1909manyπλείοναςpleionasG4119daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250andτεteG5037the greatοὐκ ὀλίγουouk oligouG3756G3641stormχειμῶνόςcheimōnosG5494continued to batter usἐπικειμένουepikeimenouG1945λοιπὸνloiponG3063,we abandonedπεριῃρεῖτοperiēreitoG4014allπᾶσαpasaG3956hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680τοῦtouG3588ofG1473being savedσῴζεσθαιsōzesthaiG4982.
21Afterτε τότεte toteG5037G5119the menhad goneὑπαρχούσηςhuparchousēsG5225a longπολλῆςpollēsG4183time without foodἀσιτίαςasitiasG776ὁhoG3588,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972stood upσταθεὶςstatheisG2476among themἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶνen mesō autōnG1722G846G3319andsaidεἶπεν·¶eipenG2036ὦōG5599, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you should haveἜδειEdeiG1163μέν,menG3303followed my adviceπειθαρχήσαντάςpeitharchēsantasG3980G1473notμὴmēG3361to sailἀνάγεσθαιanagesthaiG321fromἀπὸapoG575τῆςtēsG3588CreteΚρήτης,KrētēsG2914.ThenτεteG5037you would have avertedκερδῆσαίkerdēsaiG2770thisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588disasterὕβρινhubrinG5196andκαὶkaiG2532τὴνtēnG3588lossζημίαν.zēmianG2209.
22ButκαὶkaiG2532τὰtaG3588nowνῦνnunG3568I urgeπαραινῶparainōG3867youὑμᾶςhumasG4771to keep up your courageεὐθυμεῖν·euthumeinG2114,becauseγὰρgarG1063ἐξexG1537youὑμῶνhumōnG4771will not experienceοὐδεμία ἔσταιoudemia estaiG1510G3762anylossἀποβολὴapobolēG580of lifeψυχῆςpsuchēsG5590,but onlyπλὴνplēnG4133of theτοῦtouG3588shipπλοίου.ploiouG4143.
24andsaidλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Do notμὴmēG3361be afraidφοβοῦ,phobouG5399,PaulΠαῦλε,PauleG3972;youσεseG4771mustδεῖdeiG1163stand beforeπαραστῆναι,parastēnaiG3936CaesarΚαίσαρίKaisariG2541.AndκαὶkaiG2532lookἰδοὺidouG2400ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has grantedκεχάρισταίkecharistaiG5483youσοιsoiG4771the lives ofallπάνταςpantasG3956whoτοὺςtousG3588sailπλέονταςpleontasG4126withμετὰmetaG3326youσοῦ.souG4771.’
The Shipwreck
27δὲdeG1161OnὩςHōsG5613the fourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηtessareskaidekatēG5065nightνὺξnuxG3571ἐγένετοegenetoG1096weG1473were still being drivenδιαφερομένωνdiapheromenōnG1308acrossἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Adriatic SeaἈδρίᾳ,AdriaG99.AboutκατὰkataG2596midnightμέσον τῆς νυκτὸςmeson tēs nuktosG3319G3588G3571theοἱhoiG3588sailorsναῦταιnautaiG3492sensedὑπενόουνhupenoounG5282theyαὐτοῖςautoisG846were approachingπροσάγεινprosageinG4317landτινὰ χώραν·tina chōranG5100G5561.
28καὶkaiG2532They took soundingsβολίσαντεςbolisantesG1001andfound thatεὗρονheuronG2147the water wastwentyεἴκοσι,eikosiG1501fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712deep.δὲdeG1161GoingδιαστήσαντεςdiastēsantesG1339a little fartherβραχὺbrachuG1024καὶkaiG2532,they took another set of soundingsπάλιν βολίσαντεςpalin bolisantesG1001G3825that readεὗρονheuronG2147fifteenδεκαπέντε·dekapenteG1178fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712.
29τεteG5037Fearing thatφοβούμενοί μήphoboumenoi mēG5399G3361we would run agroundἐκπέσωμεν,ekpesōmenG1601G4225onκατὰkataG2596therocksτραχεῖς τόπουςtracheis topousG5138G5117,they droppedῥίψαντεςrhipsantesG4496fourτέσσαραςtessarasG5064anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45fromἐκekG1537thesternπρύμνηςprumnēsG4403andprayed forηὔχοντοēuchontoG2172daybreakἡμέραν γενέσθαι.hēmeran genesthaiG2250G1096.
30MeanwhileδὲdeG1161,theτῶνtōnG3588sailorsναυτῶνnautōnG3492attemptedζητούντωνzētountōnG2212to escapeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588shipπλοίουploiouG4143.Pretendingπροφάσει ὡς μελλόντωνprophasei hōs mellontōnG4392G5613G3195to lowerἐκτείνεινekteineinG1614anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45fromἐκekG1537thebowπρῴρηςprōrēsG4408καὶkaiG2532,they letχαλασάντωνchalasantōnG5465theτὴνtēnG3588lifeboatσκάφηνskaphēnG4627down intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281.
31ὁhoG3588ButPaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidεἶπενeipenG2036to theτῷtōG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543andκαὶkaiG2532theτοῖςtoisG3588soldiersστρατιώταις·stratiōtaisG4757, “Unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361theseοὗτοιhoutoiG3778menremainμείνωσινmeinōsinG3306withἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588shipπλοίῳ,ploiōG4143,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771cannotοὐ δύνασθε.ou dunastheG3756G1410be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982.”
33RightδὲdeG1161up toἌχριAchriG891οὗhouG3739daybreakἡμέρα ἤμελλεν γίνεσθαι,hēmera ēmellen ginesthaiG2250G3195G1096ὁhoG3588,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972kept urgingπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870them allἅπανταςhapantasG537to eatμεταλαβεῖν τροφῆςmetalabein trophēsG3335G5160λέγων·legōnG3004: “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594is yourfourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηνtessareskaidekatēnG5065dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250in constant suspenseπροσδοκῶντεςprosdokōntesG4328,without taking any foodἄσιτοι διατελεῖτε μηθὲν προσλαβόμενοι.asitoi diateleite mēthen proslabomenoiG1300G4355G3367G777.
34SoδιὸdioG1352γὰρgarG1063τοῦτοtoutoG3778ὑπάρχει·huparcheiG5225forπρὸςprosG4314yourG5212ownτῆςtēsG3588preservationσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991,I urgeπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870youG4771to eat somethingμεταλαβεῖν τροφῆς·metalabein trophēsG3335G5160,becauseγὰρgarG1063not a singleοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762hairθρὶξthrixG2359ofἀπὸapoG575yourG4771τῆςtēsG3588headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776will be lostἀπολεῖται.¶apoleitaiG622.”
35AfterδὲdeG1161he had saidΕἴπαςEipasG2036thisταῦταtautaG3778καὶkaiG2532, PaultookλαβὼνlabōnG2983breadἄρτονartonG740andgave thanksεὐχαρίστησενeucharistēsenG2168τῷtōG3588to GodθεῷtheōG2316in front ofἐνώπιονenōpionG1799them allπάντων,pantōnG3956.ThenκαὶkaiG2532he brokeκλάσαςklasasG2806it andbeganG756to eatἐσθίειν.esthieinG2068.
39δὲdeG1161WhenὅτεhoteG3753daylightἡμέραhēmeraG2250cameἐγένετο,egenetoG1096,they did not recognizeοὐκ ἐπεγίνωσκον,ouk epeginōskonG3756G1921theτὴνtēnG3588landγῆνgēnG1093,butδέdeG1161they sightedκατενόουνkatenoounG2657aτιναtinaG5100bayκόλπονkolponG2859withἔχονταechontaG2192a sandy beachαἰγιαλόν,aigialonG123,whereεἰς ὃνeis honG1519G3739they decidedἐβουλεύοντο,ebouleuontoG1011to runἐξῶσαιexōsaiG1856theτὸtoG3588ship agroundπλοῖον.ploionG4143ifεἰeiG1487they couldδύναιντο,dunaintoG1410.
40καὶkaiG2532Cutting awayπεριελόντεςperielontesG4014theτὰςtasG3588anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45,they leftεἴωνeiōnG1439theminεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281asἅμαhamaG260they loosenedἀνέντεςanentesG447theτὰςtasG3588ropesζευκτηρίαςzeuktēriasG2202that heldtheτῶνtōnG3588ruddersπηδαλίωνpēdaliōnG4079.ThenκαὶkaiG2532they hoistedἐπάραντεςeparantesG1869theτὸνtonG3588foresailἀρτέμωναartemōnaG736to theτῇtēaG3588windπνεούσῃpneousēG4154andmadeκατεῖχονkateichonG2722forεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588beachαἰγιαλόν.aigialonG123.
41ButδὲdeG1161theτὴνtēnG3588shipναῦν·naunG3491struckπεριπεσόντες εἰςperipesontes eisG4045G1519a sandbarτόπον διθάλασσονtopon dithalassonG5117G1337andran agroundἐπέκειλανepekeilanG2027καὶkaiG2532μὲνmenG3303.TheἡhēG3588bowπρῷραprōraG4408stuck fastἐρείσασαereisasaG2043andwould not moveἔμεινεν ἀσάλευτος,emeinen asaleutosG3306G761,andδὲdeG1161theἡhēG3588sternπρύμναprumnaG4403was being broken upἐλύετοeluetoG3089byὑπὸhupoG5259theτῆςtēsG3588poundingβίαςbiasG970of theτῶνtōnG3588wavesκυμάτων.kumatōnG2949.
43ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588centurionἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēsG1543,wantingβουλόμενοςboulomenosG1014to spareδιασῶσαιdiasōsaiG1295τὸνtonG3588Paul’sΠαῦλονPaulonG3972life,thwartedἐκώλυσενekōlusenG2967theirαὐτοὺςautousG846planτοῦ βουλήματος,tou boulēmatosG3588G1013τεteG5037.He commandedἐκέλευσένekeleusenG2753thoseτοὺςtousG3588who couldδυναμένουςdunamenousG1410swimκολυμβᾶνkolumbanG2860to jump overboardἀπορίψανταςaporipsantasG641firstπρώτουςprōtousG4413andgetἐξιέναι,exienaiG1826toἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588landγῆνgēnG1093.
44καὶkaiG2532TheτοὺςtousG3588restλοιποὺςloipousG3062were to followοὓςhousG3739μὲνmenG3303onἐπὶepiG1909planksσανίσιν,sanisinG4548andδὲdeG1161οὓςhousG3739ἐπίepiG1909various partsτινωνtinōnG5100τῶνtōnG3588ofἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588shipπλοίου.ploiouG4143καὶkaiG2532.In this wayοὕτως ἐγένετοhoutōs egenetoG3779G1096everyoneπάνταςpantasG3956was brought safelyδιασωθῆναιdiasōthēnaiG1295toἐπὶepiG1909τὴνtēnG3588landγῆν.gēnG1093.
Commentaries on Acts 27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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