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Themes in Acts 27

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Themes in Acts 27

Acts 27:1 (show verse)

But when it was determined that we should sail unto Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of the Augustus company.

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

Acts 27:2 (show verse)

And entering into the ship, Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia, one Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with 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)

And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.

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)

And when we had launched from there, we sailed under Cyprus because the winds were contrary.

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

Acts 27:5 (show verse)

And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia.

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)

And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy, and he put us in 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)

And when we had sailed slowly many days and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not allowing us, we sailed under Crete, over against 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, passing it with difficulty, came unto a place which is called The Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

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 when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished 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, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and 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)

Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship more than those things which were spoken by Paul.

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

And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, many were in agreement to depart from there also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice and winter there, which is a port of Crete and lies toward Africa and the west.

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)

And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, raising sails, they sailed close by Crete.

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 not long after, there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

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 up by it and could not resist against the wind, the ship was taken by the wind and drifted.

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)

And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat,

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)

Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into Syrtis, , struck sail and so were driven.

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)

And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

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 the third day with our own hands we cast off the dead works of the ship.

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)

And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then lost.

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)

Then 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 to have avoided this harm 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)

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there shall be no loss of any person's life among you, but only 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 the angel of God stood by me this night, whose I am and whom I serve,

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)

saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar; and, behold, God has given thee all those that sail with thee.

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)

Therefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

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)

However we must be cast upon a certain island.

Acts 27:27 (show verse)

And when the fourteenth night was come as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country

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)

and sounded and found it twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again and found it fifteen fathoms.

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 lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern and wished for the day.

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)

And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

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 to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye 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 off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off.

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)

And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have waited and continued fasting, having taken 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)

Therefore I pray you to take some food, for this is for your salvation and health, for there shall not one hair fall from the head of any of you.

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)

And when he had thus spoken, he took bread and gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and when he had broken it, he 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 they were all of good cheer, and they also took 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)

And we were in all, in the ship, two hundred and seventy-six souls.

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)

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and cast out the grain into the sea.

Acts 27:39 (show verse)

And when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they discovered a certain gulf with a shore, into which they decided, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

Acts 27:40 (show verse)

And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea and loosed the rudder bands and hoisted up the mainsail to the wind and made toward shore.

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 falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast and remained unmovable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence 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)

And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out 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, desiring to save Paul, frustrated this counsel and commanded that those who could swim should cast themselves first into the sea and get to land;

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 the rest, some on boards and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass that they were all saved by making it 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