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Casting off (περιελοντες). Second aorist active of περιαιρεω. Literally, "Having taken away from around," that is all four anchors…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
Had taken up the anchors. The four anchors with which they had moored the ship (Acts 27:29). See the margin. The expression ma…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And when they had taken up the anchors.—A better translation is, And when they had cleared away (or, cut off)
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
The soldiers were responsible for them. They would be held accountable if a prisoner escaped; so, with that cruelty and yet that obedience to law w…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
With a profusion of nautical detail that makes this chapter unique, Luke tells how the ship was beached amid the pounding surf on a sandbar some di…
John Gill
JohnGill
And when they had taken up the anchors
The four anchors they cast out of the stern, (Acts 27:29) or "whe…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
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…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson