Albert Barnes Commentary Acts 27:24

Albert Barnes Commentary

Acts 27:24

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Acts 27:24

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and lo, God hath granted thee all them that sail with thee." — Acts 27:24 (ASV)

Fear not, Paul. Do not be alarmed by the danger of the loss of life.

Thou must be brought, etc. And therefore your life will be spared.

God hath given thee all, etc. That is, they will all be preserved with you. None of their lives will be lost. It does not mean that they should be converted; but that their lives should be preserved.

It is implied here that it was for the sake of Paul, or that the leading purpose of the Divine interposition to rescue them from danger was to save his life. The wicked often derive important benefits from being connected with Christians; and God often confers important favors on them in his general purposes to benefit his own people. The lives of impenitent men are often spared because God interposes to save his own people.