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and the rest, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. So it happened that they all escaped safely to the land.
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God's Promise Fulfilled
Commentators unanimously highlight this verse as the direct fulfillment of God's promise through Paul that every person would survive. Despite the chaos of the shipwreck, God's providential care ensured that all 276 people made it to shore safely, demonstrating His absolute faithfulness and power to save in any peril.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the rest. Those who could not swim.
They escaped all safe to land, according to the promise which was made to Paul ([R…
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…
19th Century
Anglican
And the rest, some on boards . . .—These were probably planks from the decks. The words “broken pieces” are not in the Gr…
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Baptist
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 (…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the rest, some on boards Doors, tables, planks, or any such like things:
and some on broken p…
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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…
