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:
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Gill's Exposition
And the rest, some on boards,.... Doors, tables, planks, or any such like things:
and some on broken pieces of the ship; or what came from it, as masts, beams, &c.
and so it came to pass that they…
Barnes' Notes
But the centurion, willing to save Paul - He had at first been disposed to treat Paul with kindness, Act 27:3. And his conduct on board the ship; the wisdom of his advice Act 27:10; the prudence of…
Adam Clarke
Willing to save Paul, etc. - Had one fallen, for the reasons those cruel and dastardly soldiers gave, so must all the rest. The centurion saw that Paul was not only an innocent, but an extraordinary…
We have here the issue of the distress of Paul and his fellow-travellers; they escaped with their lives and that was all, and that was for Paul's sake. We are here told (Act 27:37) what number there…
Cambridge Bible
But the centurion, willing to save The Gk. word indicates an active desire, and not a mere willingness. Read (with R. V.) "desiring to save." The centurion could not fail to feel that it was to the…
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