Acts 27:8 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. ”

Acts 27:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And, hardly passing it - Scarcely being able to pass by it without being wrecked. Being almost driven on it. They passed round the east end of the island because they had been unable to sail dire...
Acts 27:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 27. Paul's Journey to Rome. [103] [103] On the whole chapter see The Voyage and Shipwreck of S. Paul. by James Smith, 1848; a book full of valuable information on the whole subject....
Acts 27:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

hardly . Greek. m olis, as Acts 27:7 . passing . Greek. paralegomai. Only here and Acts 27:13 . They had difficulty in weathering the point. unto . Greek. eis . App-104. The fair havens...
Acts 27:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. The Fair Havens - This port still remains, and is known by the same name; it was sit...
Acts 27:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And, hardly passing it,— And passing it with difficulty. The fair havens, so called to this day, was a considerable port in that part of Crete; not far from which was the city of Lasea, or Ala...
Acts 27:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. And, hardly passing it , [ molis ( G3433 ) paralegomenoi ( G3881 )...
Acts 27:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Voyage and Shipwreck Acts 27:1 to Acts 28:16 . The Journey to Rome. This narrative is the most detailed account of an ancient voyage which we possess, and is our principal source of knowle...
Acts 27:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And, hardly passing it. — The Greek adverb is the same as the “scarce” of Acts 27:7 , and should be translated as before, with difficulty. A place which is called The fair havens. — It was ob...
Acts 27:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

on a Dangerous Voyage Acts 27:1-13 The we indicates that the good physician, Luke, had rejoined the party. Separated from Paul by the Apostle's imprisonment, he now accompanied him on the shi...
Acts 27:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The study of Paul's last voyage reveals some apparently contradictory facts, and yet common in the experience of the saints. On the one hand, difficulties and dangers multiplied. On the other, the di...
Acts 27:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. (2) And entering into a ship of Adramy...
Acts 27:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And hardly passing it ,.... That is, Salmone, with great difficulty, because of the winds: came unto a place which is called the Fair Havens ; called by other writers Cale Acte, or the fair shore,...
Acts 27:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. Ver. 8. Called The fair havens ] Which name it retains also at this day, Calos L...
Acts 27:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

And the next day we touched at Sidon A celebrated city on the Phenician coast, not far from Tyre. Here Julius, to whose care the prisoners had been delivered, being a man of singular humanity, allo...
Acts 27:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

The journey to Rome has been seen as a striking picture of the history of the church publicly in its earlier years, with its rapid decline and eventual shipwreck. Paul is on board, but a prisoner, in...
Acts 27:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 1 And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other pris...
Acts 27:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The fair havens; or, the fair or good shore, that being accounted the best which is safest for ships to ride in or enter into. A place of this name remains to this day (as some tell us) in the isla...
Acts 27:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

A Series of Maritime Stages and Examples of Prophecy ( Acts 27:10 ; Acts 27:21-26 ) On The Way To Rome (27.l-26). This series of ‘maritime stages' on a voyage parallels that in Acts 21:1-16 . Th...
Acts 27:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL REMARKS Acts 27:1 . Determined .—By Festus. Not as to purpose ( Acts 25:12 ), but as to time, which was late in autumn, A.D. 60, and manner, which was by sea. We .—Last used ( Acts 21:...
Acts 27:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 27:1-3 . And, when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band. And entering into a s...
Acts 27:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 27:2 . Adramyttium, a town of Egypt, at the eastern mouth of the Nile; also a town of Mysia of the same name, where the ship touched. One Aristarchus, a Macedonian, being with us. The nume...
Acts 27:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy! St. Paul’s voyage The power of religion is best seen when it is exhibited in living reality. It is so as to its sanctifying energy....
Acts 27:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Acts 27:1 For, for into, A.V.; to a centurion named Julius of the Augustan band for unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus ' band, A.V. That we should sail . Obse...
Acts 27:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Voyage from Caesarea to Melita. From Caesarea to Fair Havens:
Acts 27:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 27:8
Acts 27:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The Fair Havens still retain the name. But the city of Lasea is now utterly lost, together with many more of the hundred cities for which Crete was once so renowned.

Acts 27:8 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Acts 27:8 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 27:8 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Acts 27:8 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Acts 27:8 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Acts 27:8 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Acts 27:8 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 27:8 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Acts 27:8 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Acts 27:8 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Acts 27:8 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Acts 27:8 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Acts 27:8 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Acts 27:8 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 27:8 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 27:8 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Acts 27:8 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Acts 27:8 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Acts 27:8 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Acts 27:8 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Acts 27:8 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Acts 27:8 - The Biblical Illustrator

Acts 27:8 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Acts 27:8 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Acts 27:8 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 27:8 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes