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Acts 27:30 Cross-References
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“And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,”
Acts 27:30 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 27:30
The shipmen were about to flee out of the ship—The sailors' attempted desertion reveals self-preservation instinct overriding duty and divine promise. The Greek nautai (sailors) were experienced seamen, yet panic eclipsed professional responsibility. Their deception under colour as though they would have cast anchors shows how crisis exposes character—religious pretense masking cowardice. Luke's nautical precision ('foreship,' technical anchor terminology) validates his eyewitness account.Paul's earlier assurance (v. 22-26) that all would survive required human cooperation, not passive fatalis...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 27:30
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