Revised Webster's Bible
Acts 27:27
27But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen thought that they drew near to some country;
Acts 27:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
- New International Version (NIV)On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were drawing near some land.
Context of Acts 27:27
25Therefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told to me. 26But we must be cast upon a certain isle. But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen thought that they drew near to some country; 28And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. 29Then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
Read all of Acts 27Acts 27:27 word by word
Ὡς δὲ τεσσαρεσκαιδεκάτη νὺξ ἐγένετο διαφερομένων ἡμῶν ἐν τῷ Ἀδρίᾳ, κατὰ μέσον τῆς νυκτὸς ὑπενόουν οἱ ναῦται προσάγειν τινὰ αὐτοῖς χώραν·Read the interlinear
- Butδέde · thenG1161
- whenὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
- fourteenthτεσσαρεσκαιδέκατοςtessareskaidekatos · fourteenthG5065
- nightνύξnux · nightG3571
- comeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- weἡμῶνhēmōn · of usG2257
- downδιαφέρωdiapherō · to spread/surpassG1308
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- AdriaἈδρίαςAdrias · Adriatic SeaG99
- aboutκατάkata · according toG2596
- midnightμέσοςmesos · midstG3319
- shipmenναύτηςnautēs · sailorG3492
- thoughtὑπονοέωhuponoeō · to supposeG5282
- theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- nearπροσάγωprosagō · to bring nearG4317
- someτιςtis · oneG5100
- countryχώραchōra · countryG5561
Cross-references for Acts 27:27
- Acts 27:18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
- Acts 27:30And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under pretence as though they would cast anchors out of the foreship,
- 1 Kings 9:27And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, sailors that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
- Jonah 1:6So the shipmaster came to him, and said to him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, it may be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
- Revelation 18:17For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
Commentaries on Acts 27:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27Driven up and down in Adria - See the note on Acts 27:17. Deemed that they drew near to some country - They judged so, either by the smell of land, which those used to the sea can perceive at a considerable distance, or by the agitation of the sea, rippling of the tide, flight of sea-birds, etc.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27The fourteenth night - From the time when the tempest commenced. In Adria - In the Adriatic Sea. This sea is situated between Italy and Dalmatia, now called the Adriatic Gulf. But among the ancients the name was given not only to that gulf, but to the whole sea lying between Greece, Italy, and Africa, including the Sicilian and Ionian Sea. It is evident from the narrative that they were not in the Adriatic Gulf, but in the vicinity of Malta. Deemed…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 They did not hearken to the apostle when he warned them of their danger; yet if they acknowledge their folly, and repent of it, he will speak comfort and relief to them when in danger. Most people bring themselves into trouble, because they do not know when they are well off; they come to harm and loss by aiming to mend their condition, often against advice. Observe the solemn profession Paul made of relation to God. No storms or tempests can…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27The Adriatic Sea is also known as the Ionian Sea. It is south of Italy and Greece, between Malta and Crete.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-2927-29. when the fourteenth night was come--from the time they left Fair Havens. as we were driven--drifting up and down in Adria--the Adriatic, that sea which lies between Greece and Italy. about midnight the shipmen deemed--no doubt from the peculiar sound of the breakers. that they drew near some country--"that some land was approaching them." This nautical language gives a graphic character to the narrative.Read the comment
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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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