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Kisah Para Rasul 27:21

Dan karena mereka beberapa lamanya tidak makan, berdirilah Paulus di tengah-tengah mereka dan berkata: "Saudara-saudara, jika sekiranya nasihatku dituruti, supaya kita jangan berlayar dari Kreta, kita pasti terpelihara dari kesukaran dan kerugian ini!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Crete;   Mariners (Sailors);   Paul;   Phenice;   Prophecy;   Thompson Chain Reference - Crete;   Missionary Journeys;   Missions, World-Wide;   Paul's;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Crete;   Euroclydon;   Julius;   Melita;   Ship;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Crete;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Pride;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Centurion;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Ephesians, Book of;   Luke;   Luke, Gospel of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Island, Isle;   Italy;   Julius;   Nero;   Ships and Boats;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Abstinence;   Fast, the ;   Gain;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Crete, Cretians;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Fair havens;   Melita;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ship;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gain;   Loss;   Lycia;  

Parallel Translations

Alkitab Terjemahan Baru
Dan karena mereka beberapa lamanya tidak makan, berdirilah Paulus di tengah-tengah mereka dan berkata: "Saudara-saudara, jika sekiranya nasihatku dituruti, supaya kita jangan berlayar dari Kreta, kita pasti terpelihara dari kesukaran dan kerugian ini!
Alkitab Terjemahan Lama
Maka sedang sudah lama orang tiada makan, lalu berdirilah Paulus di tengah-tengah mereka itu sambil berkata, "Ya Tuan-Tuan, sepatutnya didengarkan perkataan hamba: Jangan berlayar dari Kerete sehingga mendapat marabahaya dan kerugian ini.

Contextual Overview

21 But after long abstinence, Paul stoode foorth in the middes of them, and sayde: Syrs, ye shoulde haue harkened to me, & not to haue loosed fro Candie, neither to haue brought vnto vs this harme and losse. 22 And nowe I exhort you to be of good chere: For there shalbe no losse of any mans lyfe among you, but of the shippe. 23 For there stoode by me this nyght, the Angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serue, 24 Saying: Feare not Paul, thou must be brought before Caesar. And lo, God hath geuen thee all them that sayle with thee. 25 Wherfore syrs be of good cheare: for I beleue God, that it shalbe euen as it was tolde me. 26 Howbeit, we must be cast into a certayne Ilande. 27 But when the fourtenth nyght was come, as we were saylyng in Adria, about mydnyght the shypmen deemed that there appeared some countrey vnto them: 28 And sounded, and founde it twentie faddomes. And when they had gone a litle further, they sounded agayne, and founde it fyfteene faddomes. 29 Then fearyng lest they shoulde haue fallen on some rocke, they caste foure anckers out of the sterne, and wisshed for the day. 30 And as the shypmen were about to flee out of the shippe, when they had let downe the boate into the sea, vnder a colour, as though they woulde haue cast anckers out of the foreshippe,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

after: Acts 27:33-35, Psalms 107:5, Psalms 107:6

ye should: Acts 27:9, Acts 27:10, Genesis 42:22

not: Acts 27:13

Reciprocal: Acts 14:15 - Sirs Acts 27:7 - we sailed Acts 27:11 - believed Acts 27:25 - I believe Acts 27:31 - said 1 Corinthians 3:15 - he shall Titus 1:5 - Crete

Cross-References

Genesis 27:12
My father shall peraduenture feele mee, and I shall seeme vnto hym as though I went about to begyle hym, and so shall I bryng a curse vpon me, and not a blessyng.
Psalms 73:28
But it is good for me to come neare vnto God: [wherfore] I put my trust in thee O Lorde God, that I may declare all thy workes.
Isaiah 57:19
I make the fruites of thankesgeuing, that he may say, peace, peace, vnto the that are farre of, and to them that are nye saith the Lorde, I make hym whole.
James 4:8
Drawe nye to God, and he wyll drawe nye to you. Clense your handes ye sinners, and purifie your heartes ye double mynded.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But after long abstinence,.... From food, not for want of it, as appears from what follows, Acts 27:36 nor in a religious way, in order to obtain the favour of God; but either for want of appetite, and a nauseousness and loathing of food, through the tossing of the ship, fright at the storm, and fears of death; and chiefly for want of time, being employed for the security of themselves and the ship.

Paul stood forth in the midst of them; that all might hear him:

and said, sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me: it would have been better for them to have taken his advice, and stayed at the Fair Havens,

and not have loosed from Crete; or sailed from thence:

and to have gained this harm and loss; whereby they would have shunned the injuries of the weather, the storm and tempest which they had endured, to the prejudice of their health, and the terrifying of their minds, and have prevented the loss of the goods and merchandise of the ship, and its tackling, utensils, instruments, and arms; the former of these is expressed by "harm" or injury, and the latter by "loss". The apostle addresses them in a very courteous manner, and does not use sharp reproofs, severe language, or upbraid and insult them, only reminds them of the counsel he had given, which had it been taken, would have been to their advantage; and the rather he mentions this, that since what he had foretold was in part already come to pass, they might give the more heed to what he was about to say to them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But after long abstinence - By the violence of the storm, by their long continued labor, and by their apprehension of danger, they had a long time abstained from food.

And to have gained this harm - To have procured this harm, or have subjected yourselves to it. Had you remained there you would have been safe. It seems to be bad English to speak of gaining a loss, but it is a correct translation of the original κερδῆσαί kerdēsai, which expresses the idea of acquiring or procuring, whether good or evil. See Acts 27:9-10.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 27:21. After long abstinence — Πολλης δε ασιτιας ὑπαρχουσης. Mr. Wakefield connects this with the preceding verse, and translates it thus: Especially as there was a great scarcity of provisions. But this by no means can agree with what is said, Acts 27:34-38. The vessel was a corn vessel; and they had not as yet thrown the wheat into the sea, see Acts 27:38. And we find they had food sufficient to eat, but were discouraged, and so utterly hopeless of life that they had no appetite for food: besides, the storm was so great that it is not likely they could dress any thing.

Have gained this harm and loss. — It seems strange to talk of gaining a loss, but it is a correct rendering of the original, κερδησαι, which expresses the idea of acquisition, whether of good or evil. Those who wish it, may see this use of the term well illustrated by Bp. Pearce, in his note on this verse. The harm was damage to the vessel; the loss was that of the merchandise, furniture, &c.


 
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