New American Standard Bible 2020
Acts 27:16-40
17After they had hoistedG142it upG142,they usedἐχρῶντοechrōntoG5530supportingG996cablesG996in undergirdingὑποζωννύντεςhupozōnnuntesG5269the shipπλοῖον·ploionG4143;and fearingφοβούμενοίphoboumenoiG5399that they mightrunG1601agroundG1601on the shallowsof SyrtisΣύρτινSurtinG4950,they letG5465downG5465theseaG4632anchorG4632and let themselves be drivenἐφέροντο.epherontoG5342along inG3779thisG3779wayG3779.
20Since neitherμήτεmēteG3383sunἡλίουhēliouG2246norμήτεmēteG3383starsἄστρωνastrōnG798appearedἐπιφαινόντωνepiphainontōnG2014for manyG4183daysἡμέρας,hēmerasG2250,and noοὐκoukG3756smallὀλίγουoligouG3641stormχειμῶνόςcheimōnosG5494was assailingἐπικειμένουepikeimenouG1945us,fromG3062thenG3062onG3062allπᾶσαpasaG3956hopeἐλπὶςelpisG1680of our being savedσῴζεσθαιsōzesthaiG4982was slowlyabandonedπεριῃρεῖτοperiēreitoG4014.
21When manyπολλῆςpollēsG4183had lostὑπαρχούσηςhuparchousēsG5225G776their appetitesG776,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972thenτότεtoteG5119stoodσταθεὶςstatheisG2476amongμέσῳmesōG3319them and saidG3004, “Menἄνδρες,andresG435,you shouldἜδειEdeiG1163have followedG3980my adviceG3980and not have setἀνάγεσθαιanagesthaiG321sailG321fromCreteΚρήτης,KrētēsG2914, and therebysparedκερδῆσαίkerdēsaiG2770yourselves thisταύτηνtautēnG3778damageὕβρινhubrinG5196and lossζημίαν.zēmianG2209.
24sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, ‘Do not beG5399afraidG5399,PaulΠαῦλε,PauleG3972;you mustδεῖdeiG1163standπαραστῆναι,parastēnaiG3936beforeG3936CaesarΚαίσαρίKaisariG2541;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,GodθεὸςtheosG2316has graciouslyG5483grantedκεχάρισταίkecharistaiG5483youallπάνταςpantasG3956thoseG3588who are sailingπλέονταςpleontasG4126with you.’
27But whenὩςHōsG5613the fourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηtessareskaidekatēG5065nightνὺξnuxG3571cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096,as we were being drivenG1308aboutG1308in the AdriaticἈδρίᾳ,AdriaG99Sea, aboutκατὰkataG2596midnightμέσον νυκτὸςmeson nuktosG3319G3571the sailorsναῦταιnautaiG3492beganto suspectὑπενόουνhupenoounG5282thatthey were approachingπροσάγεινprosageinG4317someτινὰtinaG5100landχώραν·chōranG5561.
28And they tookG1001soundingsG1001and foundεὗρονheuronG2147it to betwentyεἴκοσι,eikosiG1501fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712;and a littleβραχὺbrachuG1024fartherδιαστήσαντεςdiastēsantesG1339on they tookG1001anotherπάλινpalinG3825soundingG1001and foundεὗρονheuronG2147it to befifteenδεκαπέντε·dekapenteG1178fathomsὀργυιὰςorguiasG3712.
30But as the sailorsναυτῶνnautōnG3492were tryingζητούντωνzētountōnG2212to escapeφυγεῖνphugeinG5343from the shipπλοίουploiouG4143and had letG5465downG5465the ship’sboatσκάφηνskaphēnG4627into the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,on the pretenseπροφάσειprophaseiG4392that they wereG3195goingG3195toG3195layG1614outG1614anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45from the bowπρῴρηςprōrēsG4408,
31PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972saidG3004to the centurionἑκατοντάρχῃhekatontarchēG1543and the soldiersστρατιώταις·stratiōtaisG4757, “Unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361theseG3778menG3778remainμείνωσινmeinōsinG3306on the shipπλοίῳ,ploiōG4143,you yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771cannotοὐ δύνασθε.ou dunastheG1410G3756be savedσωθῆναιsōthēnaiG4982.”
33UntilἌχριAchriG891the dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250wasG3195aboutG3195toG3195dawnγίνεσθαι,ginesthaiG1096,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972kept encouragingπαρεκάλειparekaleiG3870them allἅπανταςhapantasG537to takeμεταλαβεῖνmetalabeinG3335some foodτροφῆςtrophēsG5160,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “TodayσήμερονsēmeronG4594is the fourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτηνtessareskaidekatēnG5065dayἡμέρανhēmeranG2250that you have been constantlyδιατελεῖτεdiateleiteG1300watchingπροσδοκῶντεςprosdokōntesG4328and going withoutG777eatingG777,having takenG4355inG4355nothingμηθὲνmēthenG3367.
34ThereforeδιὸdioG1352,I encourageπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870you to takeμεταλαβεῖνmetalabeinG3335some foodτροφῆς·trophēsG5160,for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is for your survivalσωτηρίαςsōtēriasG4991, fornot a hairθρὶξthrixG2359from the headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776of anyοὐδενὸςoudenosG3762of you will perishἀπολεῖται.¶apoleitaiG622.”
39NowG1161whenὅτεhoteG3753dayἡμέραhēmeraG2250cameἐγένετο,egenetoG1096, theycould not recognizeἐπεγίνωσκον,epeginōskonG1921the landγῆνgēnG1093;but they did noticeκατενόουνkatenoounG2657a bayκόλπονkolponG2859with a beachαἰγιαλόν,aigialonG123,and they resolvedἐβουλεύοντο,ebouleuontoG1011to runG1856the shipπλοῖον.ploionG4143ontoG1856it ifεἰeiG1487they couldδύναιντο,dunaintoG1410.
40And castingG4014offG4014the anchorsἀγκύραςagkurasG45,they leftεἴωνeiōnG1439them in the seaθάλασσαν,thalassanG2281while at the sameἅμαhamaG260timeG260they were looseningἀνέντεςanentesG447the ropesζευκτηρίαςzeuktēriasG2202of the ruddersπηδαλίωνpēdaliōnG4079;and they hoistedἐπάραντεςeparantesG1869the foresailἀρτέμωναartemōnaG736to the windπνεούσῃpneousēG4154and were headingκατεῖχονkateichonG2722for the beachαἰγιαλόν.aigialonG123.
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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