Charles Ellicott Commentary Acts 27:11

"But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship, than to those things which were spoken by Paul." — Acts 27:11 (ASV)

Nevertheless the centurion believed the master.—Better, the pilot. The word is the same as that translated “ship-master,” in Revelation 18:17.

The advice was, we may believe, determined by the fact that there was a better harbour but a few miles further on the coast. Could they not press on there and be safe for the winter? It was natural that the centurion should trust them as experts rather than the enthusiastic Rabbi whom he had in charge as a prisoner.