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.
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Barnes' Notes
And the rest - Those who could not swim. They escaped all safe to land - According to the promise which was made to Paul, Act 27:22. This was done by the special providence of God. It was a remarkable…
Adam Clarke
And the rest - That could not swim: some on boards, planks, spars, etc., got safe to land; manifestly by an especial providence of God; for how otherwise could the sick, the aged, the terrified,…
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
and the rest The nominative is here left pendent, both in the original and the translation. We supply readily in thought the needful words "should get to the land."
some on boards[R. V.planks] and…
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