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John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:22

22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship. Ver. 22. Be of good cheer ] So Bishop Ridley being once tossed by a sad tempest, Be of good cheer, said he to the boatmen, and ply your oars; for this boat carrieth a bishop that must be burned, not drowned. So Caesar said to the ferryman in a storm, Noli timere; Caesarem fers, et fortunam Caesaris: Never fear; Caesar is of better fortune than to die by drowning. That was a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:23

23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, Ver. 23. Whose I am, and whom I serve ] Lo, how holily he speaks, and like a Christian, among a company of profane and rude soldiers and seamen; so doth Jacob in his intercourse with Esau: these, saith he, are the children whom God of his grace hath given me,Genesis 33:5; Genesis 33:5 . Ubiquity is a sure sign of sincerity. An upright man is the same in all companies and in all conditions; as a pearl is a... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:24

24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. Ver. 24. God hath given thee all ] It is for the godly’s sake that the wicked are spared and favoured. To the wicked, God saith concerning his servants, as the prophet once said to Jehoram, "Surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee," 2 Kings 3:14 . read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:25

25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. Ver. 25. For I believe God ] The believer walks about the world as a conqueror. Faith drinks to him in a cup of nepenthes, and bids him sing away sorrow; "But if ye will not believe, surely ye shall not be established," Isaiah 7:9 . read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Acts 27:26

26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. Ver. 26. We must be cast ] Where our ship being broke, we shall be brought safe to land by an all-powerful hand of God, who delights to help at a dead lift. And this is here foretold, that it may not be thought to happen by hap-hazard. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Acts 27:7

Cnidus: Cnidus was a town and promontory of Caria in Asia Minor, opposite Crete, now Cape Krio. we sailed: Acts 27:12, Acts 27:13, Acts 27:21, Acts 2:11, Titus 1:5, Titus 1:12 under: Acts 27:4 Crete: or, Candy, Crete, now Candy, is a large island in the Mediterranean, 250 miles in length, 50 in breadth, and 600 in circumference, lying at the entrance of the Aegean sea. Salmone: Salmone, now Salamina, was a city and cape on the east of the island of Crete. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Acts 27:8

The fair havens: The Fair Havens, still known by the same name, was a port on the south-eastern part of Crete, near Lasea, of which nothing now remains. Acts 27:8 Reciprocal: Acts 27:12 - the haven read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Acts 27:9

the fast: "The fast was on the tenth day of the seventh month." Leviticus 16:29, Leviticus 23:27-Joel :, Numbers 29:7 Reciprocal: Psalms 107:23 - go down Jeremiah 36:6 - upon Acts 27:21 - ye should read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Acts 27:10

I perceive: Acts 27:21-Ezekiel :, Acts 27:31, Acts 27:34, Genesis 41:16-Lamentations :, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 41:39, 2 Kings 6:9, 2 Kings 6:10, Psalms 25:14, Daniel 2:30, Amos 3:7 damage: or, injury, Acts 27:20, Acts 27:41-:, 1 Peter 4:18 Reciprocal: Acts 14:15 - Sirs read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Acts 27:11

believed: Acts 27:21, Exodus 9:20, Exodus 9:21, 2 Kings 6:10, Proverbs 27:12, Ezekiel 3:17, Ezekiel 3:18, Ezekiel 33:4, Hebrews 11:7 Reciprocal: Isaiah 7:9 - If ye Acts 27:1 - a centurion Acts 27:25 - I believe Acts 27:31 - said Acts 27:43 - willing read more

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