Acts 27:21

And when they had been a long while without taking food, Paul then standing up in the midst of them said, Ye ought, O men, to have hearkened to me, and not have made sail from Crete and have gained this disaster and loss.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

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 neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm lying on us, in the end all hope of our being saved was taken away.

22And now I exhort you to be of good courage, for there shall be no loss at all of life of [any] of you, only of the ship.

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Cross References

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

Acts 27:9And much time having now been spent, and navigation being already dangerous, because the fast also was already past, Paul counselled them,

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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