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 27:9 in other translations
| BSB | By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them, |
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| WEB | When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them |
| ASV | And when much time was spent, and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast was now already gone by, Paul admonished them, |
| YLT | And much time being spent, and the sailing being now dangerous--because of the fast also being already past--Paul was admonishing, |
| DARBY | And much time having now been spent, and navigation being already dangerous, because the fast also was already past, Paul counselled them, |
| BBE | And as a long time had gone by, and the journey was now full of danger, because it was late in the year, Paul put the position before them, |
| Webster | Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them. |
What does Acts 27:9 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Acts 27:9-10
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Barnes' Notes
Because the fast was now already past. By "the fast," here is evidently intended the fast which occurred among the Jews on the great day of atonement. That was the tenth of the month Tisri, which answers to a part of September and part of October. It was therefore the time of the autumnal equinox, and when the navigation of the Mediterranean was esteemed to be particularly dangerous, from the storms which usually occurred about that time. The ancients regarded this as a dangerous time to navigate the Mediterranean. See the proofs in Kuin�el on this place.
Paul admonished them. Paul exhorted, entreated, or persuaded them. He was somewhat accustomed to the navigation of that sea; and endeavoured to persuade them not to risk the danger of sailing at that season of the year.
(2) "fast" "The fast was on the tenth day of the seventh month, Lev 23:27,29
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Acts 27:9 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Acts 27:9
- Leviticus 23:27-29
Also on the tenth day of this seventh month there shall be a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it is a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the Lord your God. For whatsoever soul it be that shall not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people.
- Numbers 29:7
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:
- Leviticus 16:29-31
And this shall be a statute for ever unto you: that in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you: For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, that ye may be clean from all your sins before the Lord. It shall be a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.
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Context
- Acts 27:8
And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
- 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 27:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y pasado mucho tiempo, y siendo ya peligrosa la navegación, porque ya era pasado el ayuno, Pablo amonestaba, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et comme il s’était écoulé assez de temps, et que la navigation était déjà périlleuse, parce que le jeûne aussi était déjà passé, Paul les avertissait, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da aber viel Zeit verflossen und die Fahrt schon unsicher war, weil auch die Fasten schon vorüber waren, ermahnte Paulus |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Multo autem tempore peracto, et cum jam non esset tuta navigatio eo quod et jejunium jam præteriisset, consolabatur eos Paulus, |