# Acts 27 📖 [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[Acts Overview]] | [[Acts 26]] | [[Acts 28]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] [[#🔗 Related Passages]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] [[#📄 Outline]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) #### Paul and Company Sail for Rome **Principle**: God is with you on every long journey. **Principle**: Journey of doing God’s will takes time. Stay the course. [[#Verse 01.]] When it was decided we would sail to Italy, they handed over Paul and some other prisoners to a centurion of the Augustan Cohort named Julius.  [[#Verse 02.]] We went on board a ship from Adramyttium that was about to sail to various ports along the coast of the province of Asia and put out to sea, accompanied by Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica.  [[#Verse 03.]] The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius, treating Paul kindly, allowed him to go to his friends so they could provide him with what he needed.  [[#Verse 04.]] From there we put out to sea and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.  [[#Verse 05.]] After we had sailed across the open sea off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we put in at Myra in Lycia.  [[#Verse 06.]] There the centurion found a ship from Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us aboard it.  [[#Verse 07.]] We sailed slowly for many days and arrived with difficulty off Cnidus. Because the wind prevented us from going any farther, we sailed under the lee of Crete off Salmone.  [[#Verse 08.]] With difficulty we sailed along the coast of Crete and came to a place called Fair Havens that was near the town of Lasea. ### Caught in a Violent Storm **Principle**: In every storm, the Lord never leaves. [[#Verse 09.]] Since considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the fast was already over, Paul advised them,  [[#Verse 10.]] “Men, I can see the voyage is going to end in disaster and great loss not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”  [[#Verse 11.]] But the centurion was more convinced by the captain and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said.  [[#Verse 12.]] Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there. They hoped that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.  [[#Verse 13.]] When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete.  [[#Verse 14.]] Not long after this, a hurricane-force wind called the northeaster blew down from the island.  [[#Verse 15.]] When the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.  [[#Verse 16.]] As we ran under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat under control. [[#Verse 17.]] After the crew had hoisted it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, thus letting themselves be driven along.  [[#Verse 18.]] The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, they began throwing the cargo overboard,  [[#Verse 19.]] and on the third day they threw the ship’s gear overboard with their own hands.  [[#Verse 20.]] When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved. [[#Verse 21.]] Since many of them had no desire to eat, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete, thus avoiding this damage and loss.  [[#Verse 22.]] And now I advise you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship will be lost.  [[#Verse 23.]] For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me  [[#Verse 24.]] and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.’  [[#Verse 25.]] Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be just as I have been told.  [[#Verse 26.]] But we must run aground on some island.” ### The Shipwreck **Principle**: God does not always stop tragedy, but never lets us walk through it alone. He is always with us and moves through our effort. Let God’s promises give you confidence and hope. [[#Verse 27.]] When the fourteenth night had come, while we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected they were approaching some land.  [[#Verse 28.]] They took soundings and found the water was twenty fathoms deep; when they had sailed a little farther they took soundings again and found it was fifteen fathoms deep.  [[#Verse 29.]] Because they were afraid that we would run aground on the rocky coast, they threw out four anchors from the stern and wished for day to appear. [[#Verse 30.]] Then when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship’s boat into the sea, pretending that they were going to put out anchors from the bow,  [[#Verse 31.]] Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”  [[#Verse 32.]] Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it drift away. [[#Verse 33.]] As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have been in suspense and have gone without food; you have eaten nothing.  [[#Verse 34.]] Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head.”  [[#Verse 35.]] After he said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat.  [[#Verse 36.]] So all of them were encouraged and took food themselves.  [[#Verse 37.]] (We were in all 276 persons on the ship.)  [[#Verse 38.]] When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea. ### Paul is Shipwrecked **Principle**: Sometimes when doing our best, failure still happens. However, failure in our eyes is still used by God for His will. [[#Verse 39.]] When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.  [[#Verse 40.]] So they slipped the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage that bound the steering oars together. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and steered toward the beach.  [[#Verse 41.]] But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves.  [[#Verse 42.]] Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away.  [[#Verse 43.]] But the centurion, wanting to save Paul’s life, prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,  [[#Verse 44.]] and the rest were to follow, some on planks and some on pieces of the ship. And in this way all were brought safely to land. ## ==📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary== ###### Overall. ###### Verse 01. ###### Verse 02. ###### Verse 03. ###### Verse 04. ###### Verse 05. ###### Verse 06. ###### Verse 07. ###### Verse 08. ###### Verse 09. ###### Verse 10. ###### Verse 11. ###### Verse 12. ###### Verse 13. ###### Verse 14. ###### Verse 15. ###### Verse 16. ###### Verse 17. ###### Verse 18. ###### Verse 19. ###### Verse 20. ###### Verse 21. ###### Verse 22. ###### Verse 23. ###### Verse 24. ###### Verse 25. ###### Verse 26. ###### Verse 27. ###### Verse 28. ###### Verse 29. ###### Verse 30. ###### Verse 31. ###### Verse 32. ###### Verse 33. ###### Verse 34. ###### Verse 35. ###### Verse 36. ###### Verse 37. ###### Verse 38. ###### Verse 39. ###### Verse 40. ###### Verse 41. ###### Verse 42. ###### Verse 43. ###### Verse 44. ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write down things that are not straight from commentary but interesting facts that ground the text in history. %% ## 🧠 Chapter Summary - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) summarizing what happens in this chapter. - What is the main event or teaching? - How does this chapter fit the book’s overall story? - What stands out immediately? Anything Apologetic to point out? %% ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📌 Observation 1 - 📌 Observation 2 - 📌 Observation 3 - (Add more as needed.) #### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Application 1 - ✅ Application 2 Make these very practical: - "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation." - "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular." Think: - What do we learn about God here? - What do we learn about people? - Are there promises, commands, or warnings? %% ##### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Coming Soon. - ✅ Coming Soon. ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of important verse." - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of another important verse." (You can link to deeper notes if you want later.) %% ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 coming soon. - 🔗 coming soon. %% Examples: - John 1:1 and Genesis 1 - Romans 5 and Genesis 3 %% ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection [[Acts 27 - SOAP]] ## 📄 Outline ## 📂 Internal Links/Personal Notes