Acts 27:26
Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
Acts 27:26 in other translations
| BSB | However, we must run aground on some island.” |
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| WEB | But we must run aground on a certain island.” |
| ASV | But we must be cast upon a certain island. |
| YLT | and on a certain island it behoveth us to be cast.' |
| DARBY | But we must be cast ashore on a certain island. |
| BBE | But we will be sent on to a certain island. |
| Webster | But we must be cast upon a certain isle. |
What does Acts 27:26 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 27:21-26
21-26. But after long abstinence--(See on Ac 27:33). "The hardships which the crew endured during a gale of such continuance, and their exhaustion from laboring at the pumps and hunger, may be imagined, but are not described" [Smith]. Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, &c.--not meaning to reflect on them for the past, but to claim their confidence for what he was…
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Acts 27:21-29
They did not hearken to the apostle when he warned them of their danger; yet if they acknowledge their folly, and repent of it, he will speak comfort and relief to them when in danger. Most people bring themselves into trouble, because they do not know when they are well off; they come to harm and loss by aiming to mend their condition, often against advice. Observe the solemn profession Paul made of relation to…
Acts 27:26 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 27:26
- Acts 28:1
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita.
- Acts 27:17
Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
- Acts 27:29
Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
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Context
- Acts 27:25
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
- Acts 27:26
Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
- Acts 27:27
But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
Acts 27:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Si bien es menester que demos en una isla. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Mais il faut que nous soyons jetés sur quelque île. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Wir müssen aber auf eine gewisse Insel verschlagen werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | In insulam autem quamdam oportet nos devenire. |