Acts 27:26
Yet we are to be cast upon a certain island.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
In Context
25Therefore, men, be ye courageous; for I confide in God, that it will be as was told to me.
Cross References
Acts 27:17And after hoisting it on board, we girded the ship around the waist, and made it strong. And, because we were afraid of falling upon a precipice of the sea, we pulled own the sail; and so we drifted.
Acts 28:1And we afterwards learned, that the island was called Melita.
Matthew Henry on Acts 27:22-44
Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 21 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. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. 23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them… Read the whole commentary →