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Themes in Acts 27

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Themes in Acts 27

Acts 27:1 (show verse)

Now when it was determined that we (including Luke) would sail for Italy, they turned Paul and some other prisoners over to a centurion of the Augustan Regiment named Julius.

Armies » March in ranks » Roman army » Centurions
Armies » March in ranks » Divided into "bands" (rv margin, cohorts,)
Augustus » An important roman emperor
Julius » Enturion
Paul » prisoner » sails » sidon » Myra
Prisoners » Kindness to » By julius, the centurion
The Roman empire » Allusions to military affairs of » Italian and augustus' band
ship » sails
Soldiers » Perform escort duty

And going aboard a ship from Adramyttian which was about to sail for the ports along the [west] coast [province] of Asia [Minor], we put out to sea; and Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, accompanied us.

Adramyttium » A city » A city of mysia
Aristarchus » Companion » Paul
Commerce » Transportation of passengers
Macedonia » Disciples in
Paul » prisoner » sails » sidon » Myra
ship » Used in commerce » For passenger traffic
ship » Used in commerce » With adramyttium
Ships » Employed in » Carrying passengers
Ships » Generally impelled by sails
Ships » Mentioned in scripture » Of adramyttium
Thessalonica » Men of, accompany paul

Acts 27:3 (show verse)

The next day we landed at Sidon; and Julius, treating Paul with [thoughtful] consideration, allowed him to go to his friends there and be cared for and refreshed.

Courtesy » General references to
Julius » Enturion
Kindness » Instances of » Julius to paul
Paul » prisoner » sails » sidon » Myra
Phenicia » Paul visits the congregations in
Prisoners » Kindness to » By julius, the centurion
Ships » Generally impelled by sails
sidon » A city » A city on the northern boundary of the canaanites » Visited by paul
The Sidonians » Dwelt on the sea coast
Social duties » Compassion » Courtesy, general references to

Acts 27:4 (show verse)

From there we put out to sea and sailed to the leeward (sheltered) side of Cyprus [for protection from weather] because the winds were against us.

Cyprus » An island
Paul » prisoner » sails » sidon » Myra
Ships » Generally impelled by sails

Acts 27:5 (show verse)

When we had sailed across the sea along the coasts of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we landed at Myra in Lycia [on the south coast of Asia Minor].

Cilicia » Sea of
Lycia » Paul visits
Myra » A city » A city of lycia; paul visits
Pamphylia » Sea of
Paul » prisoner » sails » sidon » Myra
Ships » Generally impelled by sails

Acts 27:6 (show verse)

There the centurion [Julius] found an Alexandrian ship [a grain ship of the Roman fleet] sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.

Alexandria » Ships of
Commerce » Transportation of passengers
Myra » A city » A city of lycia; paul visits
Paul » transferred to » ship
Ships » Generally impelled by sails
Ships » Mentioned in scripture » Of alexandria

Acts 27:7 (show verse)

For a number of days we sailed slowly and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus; then, because the wind did not allow us to go farther, we sailed under the leeward (sheltered) side of Crete, off Salmone;

Cnidus » A city » Asia minor
Crete » Visited by paul
Paul » transferred to » ship
Salmone » A promontory of the island of crete
Ships » Generally impelled by sails

Acts 27:8 (show verse)

and hugging the shore with difficulty, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea [on the south side of Crete].

Fair havens » Paul tarries at, on his way to rome
Lasea » A city » A city of crete
Paul » transferred to » ship

Acts 27:9 (show verse)

Now much time had been lost, and navigation was dangerous, because even [the time for] the fast (Day of Atonement) was already over, so Paul began to strongly warn them,

Atonement » Day of » How observed
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » The autumnal weather on the mediterranean
Paul » Predicts misfortune to the ship; his counsel not heeded, and the voyage resumes
the Sea » Sailing on, dangerous
ship » sails
Winter » Unsuited for » Navigation

Acts 27:10 (show verse)

saying, “Men, I sense [after careful thought and observation] that this voyage will certainly be a disaster and with great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”

Meteorology » Forecast of the weather
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » The autumnal weather on the mediterranean
Paul » Predicts misfortune to the ship; his counsel not heeded, and the voyage resumes
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
ship » Used in commerce
Weather » Forecast of

Acts 27:11 (show verse)

However, the centurion [Julius, ranking officer on board] was persuaded by the pilot and the owner of the ship rather than by what Paul said.

Armies » March in ranks » Roman army » Centurions
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » The autumnal weather on the mediterranean
Paul » Predicts misfortune to the ship; his counsel not heeded, and the voyage resumes
Rashness » Instances of » Julius, the roman centurion, in rejecting paul's counsel
Ships » Commanded by a master
Ships » Often the property of individuals

Acts 27:12 (show verse)

Because the harbor was not well situated for wintering, the majority [of the sailors] decided to put to sea from there, hoping somehow to reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

Crete » Visited by paul
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » The autumnal weather on the mediterranean
Paul » Predicts misfortune to the ship; his counsel not heeded, and the voyage resumes
Phenice » A harbor » Crete
Winter » Ships were laid up in port during
Winter » Shipping suspended in, on the mediterranean sea

Acts 27:13 (show verse)

So when the south wind blew softly, thinking that they had obtained their goal, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, hugging the coast.

Crete » Visited by paul
Meteorology » Wind » South
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » The autumnal weather on the mediterranean
Paul » Predicts misfortune to the ship; his counsel not heeded, and the voyage resumes
Phenice » A harbor » Crete
Wind » South wind

Acts 27:14 (show verse)

But soon afterward a violent wind, called Euraquilo [a northeaster, a tempestuous windstorm like a typhoon], came rushing down from the island;

Euroclydon » A tempestuous wind
Meteorology » Storms » Tempests
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » The autumnal weather on the mediterranean
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
ship » At melita (malta)
Storms » Tempests
Wind » Mentioned in scripture » Euroclydon

Acts 27:15 (show verse)

and when the ship was caught in it and could not head against the wind [to gain stability], we gave up and [letting her drift] were driven along.

Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)

Acts 27:16 (show verse)

We ran under the shelter of a small island [twenty-five miles south of Crete] called Clauda, and with great difficulty we were able to get the ship’s skiff on the deck and secure it.

Clauda » Better manuscripts have cauda » An island near crete
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)

Acts 27:17 (show verse)

After hoisting the skiff [on board], they used support lines [for frapping] to undergird and brace the ship’s hull; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis [off the north coast of Africa], they let down the sea anchor and lowered the sails and were driven along [backwards with the bow into the wind].

Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
ship » sails
Ships » Endangered by » Quicksands
Ships » When damaged were sometimes undergirded with cables

Acts 27:18 (show verse)

On the next day, as we were being violently tossed about by the storm [and taking on water], they began to jettison the cargo;

Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Meteorology » Storms » Allusions to remarkable
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Storms » Allusions to remarkable
Wind » Tempestuous » Drives about the largest ships

Acts 27:19 (show verse)

and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle (spare lines, blocks, miscellaneous equipment) overboard with their own hands [to further reduce the weight].

Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
ship » Equipped with » Tackling
Ships » Parts of, mentioned » The tackling

Acts 27:20 (show verse)

Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm kept raging about us, from then on all hope of our being saved was [growing worse and worse and] gradually abandoned.

Despair » General references to
Despondency » Instances of » The sailors with paul
Man » Extremity of examples of » Paul and his companions on the sea
Man's » Examples of » Paul and his companions on the sea
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » The autumnal weather on the mediterranean
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
the Sea » Sailing on, dangerous
Ships » Course of frequently directed by the heavenly bodies
Stars » Use of, in navigation, alluded to
human Weakness » Man's extremity, of weakness, becomes God's opportunity to help, » Paul and his companions on the sea

Acts 27:21 (show verse)

After they had gone a long time without food [because of seasickness and stress], Paul stood up before them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice and should not have set sail from Crete, and brought on this damage and loss.

Crete » Visited by paul
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Phenice » A harbor » Crete
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled

Acts 27:22 (show verse)

But even now I urge you to keep up your courage and be in good spirits, because there will be no loss of life among you, but only loss of the ship.

Encouragement » General references to
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Trouble » Instances of » The people in the shipwreck

Acts 27:23 (show verse)

For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,

Angel » of the Lord
Angel (a spirit) » Appearances of » To paul, on the way to damascus
Angel (holy trinity) » One of the holy trinity » Called angel of God
Angels » Are ministering spirits
God » Remember » Servants of
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Paul » The man of vision » The vision of encouragement in the storm
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Servants » God's
Trouble » Instances of » The people in the shipwreck
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To paul

Acts 27:24 (show verse)

and said, ‘Stop being afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has given you [the lives of] all those who are sailing with you.’

Destiny » Ruler of
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Trouble » Instances of » The people in the shipwreck

Acts 27:25 (show verse)

So keep up your courage, men, for I believe God and have complete confidence in Him that it will turn out exactly as I have been told;

Faith » Example of victorious » Paul
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Social duties » Brotherly love » Cheerfulness, the duty of
Trouble » Instances of » The people in the shipwreck

Acts 27:26 (show verse)

but we must run [the ship] aground on some island.”

Acts 27:27 (show verse)

The fourteenth night had come and we were drifting and being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors began to suspect that they were approaching some land.

Adria » Sea of
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
the Sea » Seas mentioned in scripture » The adriatic or sea of adria

Acts 27:28 (show verse)

So they took soundings [using a weighted line] and found [the depth to be] twenty fathoms (120 feet); and a little farther on they sounded again and found [the depth to be] fifteen fathoms (90 feet).

Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Measure » A fathom
Measures » Of length » Fathom
Navigation » Sounding in
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Ships » Soundings usually taken for, in dangerous places
Sounding » In navigation

Acts 27:29 (show verse)

Then fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern [to slow the ship] and kept wishing for daybreak to come.

Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Rocks » Dreaded by mariners
ship » An anchor
Ships » Parts of, mentioned » The hinder part or stern
Ships » Parts of, mentioned » The anchors
Ships » Endangered by » Rocks

Acts 27:30 (show verse)

But as the sailors were trying to escape [secretly] from the ship and had let down the skiff into the sea, pretending that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,

Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Mariners (sailors) » Cowardice of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
ship » An anchor
ship » Lifeboats
Ships » Parts of, mentioned » The forepart or foreship
Ships » Parts of, mentioned » The boats
Trouble » Instances of » The people in the shipwreck

Acts 27:31 (show verse)

Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain on the ship, you cannot be saved.”

Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Soldiers » Perform escort duty
Trouble » Instances of » The people in the shipwreck

Acts 27:32 (show verse)

Then the soldiers cut away the ropes that held the skiff and let it fall and drift away.

Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
ship » Lifeboats
Ships » Parts of, mentioned » The boats
Trouble » Instances of » The people in the shipwreck

Acts 27:33 (show verse)

While they waited for the day to dawn, Paul encouraged them all [and told them] to have some food, saying, “This is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly on watch and going without food, having eaten nothing.

Fasting » Examples of » Paul and barnabas
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Trouble » Instances of » The people in the shipwreck

Acts 27:34 (show verse)

So I urge you to eat some food, for this is for your survival; for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.”

natural Life » Should be taken all due care of
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Trouble » Instances of » The people in the shipwreck

Acts 27:35 (show verse)

Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, and he broke it and began to eat.

Blessings » Before meals (grace before meals)
Bread » Breaking of
the Diet of the jews » Thanks given before
Example » Inspiration of example » Paul
Food » Grace before » Blessings (grace) before meals
Food » Articles of » Thanks given before receiving
Inspiration of example » Paul
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Thankfulness » Should be offered » Before receiving food
Thankfulness » To God, instances of » Paul
Thankfulness » Of man to man » Paul
Thanksgiving » Should be offered » Before taking food
Trouble » Instances of » The people in the shipwreck

Acts 27:36 (show verse)

Then all of them were encouraged and their spirits improved, and they also ate some food.

Example » Inspiration of example » Paul
Inspiration of example » Paul
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Social duties » Brotherly love » Cheerfulness, the duty of
Trouble » Instances of » The people in the shipwreck

Acts 27:37 (show verse)

All told there were two hundred and seventy-six of us aboard the ship.

Commerce » Transportation of passengers
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
ship » Used in commerce » For passenger traffic

Acts 27:38 (show verse)

After they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the wheat [from Egypt] overboard into the sea.

Acts 27:39 (show verse)

When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, and they decided to run the ship ashore there if they could.

Acts 27:40 (show verse)

So they cut the cables and severed the anchors and left them in the sea while at the same time unlashing the ropes of the rudders; and after hoisting the foresail to the wind, they headed steadily for the beach.

Delayed blessings » Escape
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
ship » sails
ship » An anchor
ship » Equipped with » A rudder
Ships » Parts of, mentioned » The anchors
Ships » Parts of, mentioned » The rudder-bands

Acts 27:41 (show verse)

But striking a reef with waves breaking in on either side, they ran the ship aground. The prow (forward point) stuck fast and remained immovable, while the stern began to break up under the [violent] force of the waves.

Delayed blessings » Escape
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
the Sea » The waves of » Mighty
Ships » Were often wrecked
Ships » Parts of, mentioned » The hinder part or stern
Ships » Parts of, mentioned » The forepart or foreship

Acts 27:42 (show verse)

The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would dive overboard and swim [to land] and escape;

Cruelty » Examples of
Delayed blessings » Escape
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Ships » Were often wrecked
Soldiers » Perform escort duty

Acts 27:43 (show verse)

but the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from [carrying out] their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to the shore;

Armies » March in ranks » Roman army » Centurions
Delayed blessings » Escape
Julius » Enturion
Kindness » Instances of » Julius to paul
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
Ships » Were often wrecked
Soldiers » Perform escort duty

Acts 27:44 (show verse)

and [he commanded] the rest to follow, some on [floating] planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it was that all of them were brought safely to land.

Delayed blessings » Escape
Deliverance » Divine, example of » Shipwrecked passengers, with paul
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Paul » storm » Comforts
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The destruction of the ship (on which paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
ship » At melita (malta)
Ships » Were often wrecked