Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Acts 27:24

Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Acts 27:24 - 27:24

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Acts 27:24 - 27:24

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24. Καίσαρί σε δεῖ παραστῆναι, thou must stand before Cæsar, and that this may come to pass thou shalt be saved from the present danger.

For παρίστημι with a dative, in this sense, cf. LXX. Pro 22:29, ὁρατικὸν ἄνδρα καὶ ὀξὺν ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ βασιλεῦσι δεῖ παρεστάναι, καὶ μὴ παρεστάναι ἀνδράσι νωθροῖς.

κεχάρισταί σοι ὁ θεός, God hath granted thee. This must be understood as in answer to prayer on the part of St Paul. In the midst of such peril, though no mention is made of the fact, we cannot doubt that the Apostle cried unto the Lord in his distress, and the gracious answer was vouchsafed that all should be preserved. It is not with any thought of boastfulness that he speaks thus to the heathen captain and centurion. All the praise is ascribed to God, and thus the heathen would learn that St Paul had God very near unto him.