Some on planks (ους μεν επ σανισιν). Common Greek idiom (ους μεν--ους δε) for "some--some." The only N.T. instance of the old Gree…

And the rest. Those who could not swim.

They escaped all safe to land, according to the promise which was made to Paul ([R…

And the rest, some on boards . . .—These were probably planks from the decks. The words “broken pieces” are not in the Gr…

So God had said, and so it came to pass.

Roman military law decreed that a guard who allowed his prisoner to escape could expect the same penalty the escaped prisoner would have suffered (…

And the rest, some on boards
Doors, tables, planks, or any such like things:

and some on broken p…

The ship that had weathered the storm in the open sea, where it had room, is dashed to pieces when it sticks fast. Thus, if the heart becomes fixed…