Acts 27:43 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

willing. purposing. Greek. boulomai. App-102.

save. Greek. diasozo. See Matthew 14:36.

kept. hindered.

purpose. Greek. boulema. App-102. Only here and Romans 9:19.

could. were able to.

swim. Greek. kolumbao. Only here. Compare Acts 27:42.

should, &c. = having first cast (themselves) overboard. Greek. aporrhipto. Only here.

and get. Literally should go forth. Greek. exeimi. See Acts 13:42.

to. upon. Greek. epi. App-104.

Acts 27:43

43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: