Acts 27:39
“And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And when they had taken up the anchors,.... The four anchors they cast out of the stern, Act 27:29 or "when they had cut…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
They knew not the land - They had been driven with a tempest, without being able to make any observation, and it is…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
They knew not the land - And therefore knew neither the nature of the coast, nor where the proper port lay.
A - creek…
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
they knew not the land We are not from this to suppose that none of the sailors were acquainted with the island of…