Acts 27:21

And being long without food, then Paul, who stood in the midst of them, said, Ye truly ought, O men, to have complied with me, not to launch from Crete, and gain this damage and loss.

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But 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, and to have gained this harm and loss.

In Context

20And when neither sun nor stars appeared for more days, and no small storm laying on, all remaining hope for us to be saved was taken away.

22And now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will not be one loss of life from you, except of the ship.

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Cross References

Psalms 107:5Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Acts 27:9And considerable time having past, and the voyage now being dangerous, also because the Fast was now past, Paul urged,

Matthew Henry on Acts 27:13-21

Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west. 13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. 14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. 15 And when the ship was… Read the whole commentary →

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