Acts 27:32

ropes. Greek. schoinion. Only here and John 2:15 (cords).

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Cut off the ropes ... - It is evident that the mariners had not yet got on board the boat. They had let it down into the sea Acts 27:30 , and we...
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Landing on Malta. Adria was not then what is now called the Adriatic, but was a general name for the sea between Malta, Italy, Greece, and Crete. Af...
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Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. The soldiers cut off the ropes - These were probably the only persons who dare...
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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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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, difficu...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.' So the soldiers ran forward and cut the ropes which held fast the boat and...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Paul had advised the captain not to set sail for a while, Acts 27:11-13 . Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship. Selfishness I. Its hideous character. 1. Its cowardice. They sought to flee out of th...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

In sight of land:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. About this time the ship, a mere plaything of the waves, was being tossed a...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Luke 16:8 ; Philippians 3:7-9

³² Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

Related Commentaries of Acts 27:32

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 27:32