Acts 27:30
“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,”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers,.... He did not direct his speech to the governor and owner of the ship,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The shipmen - The sailors, leaving the prisoners. Under colour - Under pretence. They pretended that it was necessary to…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The shipmen - The sailors - let down the boat. Having lowered the boat from the deck into the sea, they pretended that…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Acts 27:21-44
We have here the issue of the distress of Paul and his fellow-travellers; they escaped with their lives and that was…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
were about to flee The Greek is better represented by the R. V."were seeking to flee." They had hit upon a device which…