Acts 27:39

Acts 27:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.
• New International Version (NIV)When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When it was day, they did not recognize the land; but they observed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship if possible.

Context of Acts 27:39

37(There were 276 of us on the ship.) 38After the people had eaten all they wanted, they lightened the ship by dumping the wheat into the sea. In the morning they couldn’t recognize the land, but they could see a bay with a beach. So they decided to try to run the ship ashore. 40They cut the anchors free and left them in the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes that held the steering oars. Then they raised the top sail to catch the wind and steered the ship to the shore. 41They struck a sandbar in the water and ran the ship aground. The front of the ship stuck and couldn’t be moved, while the back of the ship was broken to pieces by the force of the waves.

Acts 27:39 word by word

ὅτε δὲ ἡμέρα ἐγένετο, τὴν γῆν οὐκ ἐπεγίνωσκον, κόλπον δέ τινα κατενόουν ἔχοντα αἰγιαλόν, εἰς ὃν ἐβουλεύοντο, εἰ δύναιντο, ἐξῶσαι τὸ πλοῖον.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• whenὅτεhote ho te hē te tō te · whenG3753
• it wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• dayἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• they knewἐπιγινώσκωepiginōskō · to come to knowG1921
• notοὐou · noG3756
• the landὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093
• they discoveredκατανοέωkatanoeō · to observeG2657
• a certainτιςtis · oneG5100
• creekκόλποςkolpos · bosomG2859
• withἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• a shoreαἰγιαλόςaigialos · shoreG123
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• they were mindedβουλεύωbouleuō · to planG1011
• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• it were possibleδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• to thrustἐξωθέωexōtheō exōthō · to expelG1856
• in the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143

Commentaries on Acts 27:39

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 39They knew not the land - And therefore knew neither the nature of the coast, nor where the proper port lay. A - creek with a shore - , Sinum, a bay, with a shore; a neck of land perhaps on either side, running out into the sea, and this little bay or gulf between them; though some think it was a tongue of land, running out into the sea, having the sea on both sides, at the point of which these two seas met, Acts 27:41. There is such a place as this in the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39They knew not the land - They had been driven with a tempest, without being able to make any observation, and it is probable that they were entire strangers to the coast and to the whole island, A certain creek with a shore - Greek: a certain bosom ́ kolposor bay. By its having a shore is probably meant that it had a level shore, or one that was convenient for landing. It was not a high bluff of rocks, but was accessible. Kuinoel thinks that the passage…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-44Verses 39-44 The ship that had weathered the storm in the open sea, where it had room, is dashed to pieces when it sticks fast. Thus, if the heart fixes in the world in affection, and cleaving to it, it is lost. Satan's temptations beat against it, and it is gone; but as long as it keeps above the world, though tossed with cares and tumults, there is hope for it. They had the shore in view, yet suffered shipwreck in the harbour; thus we are taught never…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 39-41They guided the ship onto a sandbar (a shallow area of sand in the water).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 38-4038-40. when they had eaten enough, &c.--With fresh strength after the meal, they make a third and last effort to lighten the ship, not only by pumping, as before, but by throwing the whole cargo of wheat into the sea (see on Ac 27:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 27:39

• Mariners (Sailors)
• Paul
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Cheer
• Close
• Creek
• Crete
• Euroclydon
• Exhort
• Fast
• Gain
• Hinder
• James

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