Acts 27 · Verse 10

Acts 27:10

And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
Acts 27:10, King James Version

Acts 27:10 in other translations

BSB“Men, I can see that our voyage will be filled with disaster and great loss, not only to ship and cargo, but to our own lives as well.”
WEBand said to them, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”
ASVand said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the lading and the ship, but also of our lives.
YLTsaying to them, ‘Men, I perceive that with hurt, and much damage, not only of the lading and of the ship, but also of our lives--the voyage is about to be;'
DARBYsaying, Men, I perceive that the navigation will be with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.
BBESaying, Friends, I see that this journey will be one of great damage and loss, not only to the goods and the ship, but to ourselves.
WebsterAnd said to them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

What does Acts 27:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 27:9-10

9-10. when much time was spent--since leaving Cæsarea. But for unforeseen delays they might have reached the Italian coast before the stormy season. and when sailing--the navigation of the open sea. was now dangerous, because the fast was now ... past--that of the day of atonement, answering to the end of September and beginning of October, about which time the navigation is pronounced unsafe by writers of…

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 10. Sirs. Greek, Men.

I perceive. It is not certain that Paul understood this by direct inspiration. He might have perceived it from his own knowledge of the danger of navigation at the autumnal equinox, and from what he saw of the ship as unfitted to a dangerous navigation. But there is nothing that should prevent our believing also that he was guided to this conclusion by the inspiration of the Spirit of God. Comp. Acts 27:23,24.

Will be with hurt. With injury, or hazard. It is not meant that their lives would be lost, but that they would jeoparded.

The lading. The freight of the ship. It was laden with wheat, Acts 27:38. Paul evidently, by this, intended to suggest the propriety of remaining where they were, until the time of dangerous navigation was past.

(1) "hurt" "injury"

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt, etc. - Paul might either have had this intimation from the Spirit of God, or from his own knowledge of the state of this sea after the autumnal equinox, and therefore gave them this prudent warning.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 27:1-11

It was determined by the counsel of God, before it was determined by the counsel of Festus, that Paul should go to Rome; for God had work for him to do there. The course they steered, and the places they touched at, are here set down. And God here encourages those who suffer for him, to trust in him; for he can put it into the hearts of those to befriend them, from whom they least expect it. Sailors must make the…

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Acts 27:10 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

λέγωνlegōnsayingG3004
αὐτοῖς·autoisto them;G846
ἄνδρες,andresMen,G435
θεωρῶtheōrōI understandG2334
ὅτιhotithatG3754
μετὰmetawithG3326
ὕβρεωςhubreōsdisasterG5196
καὶkaiandG2532
πολλῆςpollēsmuchG4183
ζημίαςzēmiaslossG2209
οὐounotG3756
μόνονmonononlyG3441
τοῦtouof theG3588
φορτίουphortiouburdenG5413
καὶkaiandG2532
τοῦtouof theG3588
πλοίουploioushipG4143
ἀλλὰallabutG235
καὶkaialsoG2532
τῶνtōntheG3588
ψυχῶνpsuchōnlivesG5590
ἡμῶνhēmōnof usG3165
μέλλεινmelleinensuingG3195
ἔσεσθαιesesthaito beG1510
τὸνtontheG3588
πλοῦν.plounvoyage.G4144

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Cross references for Acts 27:10

  • Amos 3:7

    Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

  • Acts 27:41-44

    And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land: And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.

  • Daniel 2:30

    But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

  • Acts 27:20-26

    And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship. For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, …

  • Psalms 25:14

    The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

  • Genesis 41:38-39

    And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is? And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art:

  • 2 Kings 6:9-10

    And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down. And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

  • Acts 27:34

    Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

  • Genesis 41:16-25

    And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the bank of the river: And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow: And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness: …

  • 1 Peter 4:18

    And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

  • Acts 27:31

    Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I perceive.
21-26,31,34; Ge 41:16-25,38,39; 2Ki 6:9,10; Ps 25:14; Da 2:30
Am 3:7
damage, or, injury.
20,41-44; 1Pe 4:18

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Context

  • Acts 27:9

    Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,

  • Acts 27:10

    And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

  • Acts 27:11

    Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.

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Acts 27:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Diciéndoles: Varones, veo que con trabajo y mucho daño, no sólo de la cargazón y de la nave, mas aun de nuestras personas, habrá de ser la navegación.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
disant: Hommes, je vois que la navigation sera accompagnée de revers et de beaucoup de dommage, non seulement quant au chargement et au navire, mais même quant à nos vies.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und sprach zu ihnen: Männer, ich sehe, daß die Fahrt mit Ungemach und großem Schaden, nicht nur der Ladung und des Schiffes, sondern auch unseres Lebens geschehen wird.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
dicens eis: Viri, video quoniam cum injuria et multo damno non solum oneris, et navis, sed etiam animarum nostrarum incipit esse navigatio.