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Acts 27:9 Cross-References
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“Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, the fast: the fast was on the tenth day of the seventh month”
Acts 27:9 (KJV)
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When much time was spent and sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past—The 'fast' (νηστεία, nesteia) refers to the Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur), occurring in late September/early October. Ancient Mediterranean navigation ceased from mid-September to mid-March due to seasonal storms and poor visibility. Luke's nautical precision shows the journey's peril began with poor timing. Paul admonished them (παρῄνει, parēnei)—a strong verb meaning 'warned earnestly.' Though a prisoner, Paul's spiritual discernment and previous shipwreck experiences (2 Cor 11:25) gave him propheti...
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“And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye shall not do any work therein:”