Two hundred three-score and sixteen souls (διακοσια εβδομηκοντα εξ). The Vatican Manuscript (B) has ως in place of διακοσια (two h…

And we were in all in the ship . . .—The number is given here, either as a fact that had been omitted before, and was not…

They wanted to let it go ashore, and break up, and so save their lives.

The storm had been so fierce that preparing food had been impossible. Once again, Paul’s great qualities of leadership came to the fore. Urging all…

All the souls The number of the men is recorded, first, so that it may more clearly appear that none of the multitude perished. For Luke d…

And we were in all in the ship
Reckoning the master and owner of the ship, and the centurion and the soldiers, and t…

God, who appointed the end that they should be saved, also appointed the means by which they would be saved—through the help of these sailors. Duty…