And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, х hubreoos (G5196 ) ... zeemias ( G2209 ), see the note at Acts 27:21],
Not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives. There is no reason to suppose that this apprehension, and the advice founded on it, were prompted by any divine communication; for when, at a later stage, he did speak from divine authority, he openly says so. Here we have simply the exercise of his own good judgment, aided by some experience. Mr. Smith thought that 'a bay open to nearly one-half of the compass could not have been a good winter harbour.' But, in a note to his second edition he states that, from the observations and survey of George Brown, it appears that Fair Havens is so well protected by islands and reefs, that it must be a very tolerable harbour to winter in; and that considering the suddenness, frequency, and violence with which the gales of northerly winds spring up, and the certainly that if such a gale sprang up in the passage from Fair Havens to Lutro, the ship must be driven off to sea, the prudence of the master and owner was extremely questionable, and that the advice given by Paul may probably be supported even on nautical grounds. The event certainly justified his decision.