21But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
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And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. …
Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, …
And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing. …
And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 21-44)We have here the issue of the distress of Paul and his fellow-travellers; they escaped with their lives and that was all, and that was for Paul’s sake. We are here told (Acts 27:37) what number there were on board—mariners, merchants, soldiers, prisoners, and other passengers, in all two hundred and seventy-six souls; this is taken notice of to make us the more concerned for them in reading the st…
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