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But lighting upon (περιπεσοντες δε). Second aorist active participle of περιπιπτω, old verb to fall into and so be encompassed by …
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
And falling. Being carried by the wind and waves.
Into a place where two seas met. Greek: Into a place of a double
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
And falling into a place where two seas met.—Better, But falling, as in contrast with the attempt described in the previous verse…
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 Calvin
JohnCalvin
They thrust in the ship. And then it might have seemed that God had mocked Paul, and that Paul, by trifling, had led his companions into a…
John Gill
JohnGill
And falling into a place where two seas met
An "isthmus", on each side of which the sea ran; and which the inhabitan…
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