John Bengel Commentary - Acts 27:24 - 27:24

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John Bengel Commentary - Acts 27:24 - 27:24


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Act 27:24. Κεχάρισται, hath freely given thee) Paul had prayed: Even many of these perhaps, as far as life is concerned, were given to Paul. Even the centurion, in subservience to Divine providence, saved the prisoners in compliment to Paul, Act 27:43. The providence of God marvellously reigns under contingent events, such as was the accompanying retinue here. More readily many bad men are preserved with a few godly men, than one godly man perishes with many guilty men. The world is like this ship. [And although the men of the world owe very much beyond what they think to the children of God, yet they are most evilly disposed towards them.-V. g.]-σοὶ, to thee) There was no danger, at a time otherwise so dangerous, that Paul should seem to speak boastingly what he spoke of necessity.-πάντας, all) not merely, as Julius desired, the prisoners: Act 27:43. These “all” were many: Act 27:37. Do thou seek souls: they shall be given thee, more than thou couldest hope.-μετὰ σοῦ, with thee) Paul, in the sight of GOD, was chief man in the ship, and its commander by his counsels.