Acts 27:15
“And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive .”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when the ship was caught,.... By the wind, snatched up by it, and forcibly carried away:
and could not bear up…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The ship was caught - By the wind. It came suddenly upon them as a tempest. Could not bear up ... - Could not resist its…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
And when the ship was caught - Συναρπασθεντος δε του πλοιου. The ship was violently hurried away before this strong…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 27:12-20
In these verses we have,
I. The ship putting to sea again, and pursuing her voyage at first with a promising gale.…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
and could not bear up into the wind (R. V."face the wind"). This comes nearer to the original, which is literally "to…