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Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
But not long after there arose against a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. You may have a calm at one moment, and a storm at the next, and unless your protection it from above, and your confidence in something more stable than can be found in this world, woe...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest the should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; and the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat: which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should fall into the quicksand, strake sail, and so were driven. And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; and the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. And now I exhort you to...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Paul stood forth in the midst of them, A prisoner, but the freest man there; despised, and yet the most honoured among them; the bravest heart of all that company of soldiers and sailors.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship. For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying, Fear not, Paul; thou...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee. Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. The...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. 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; They could hear the roar of the breakers.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. They found that the water was shallowing very quickly, so they knew that they were getting near the shore.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. Then they “wished for the day, “and how often the Christian throws his great anchor out, and wishes for the day, — waiting “till the day break”, and the shadows flee away.” Well, it will not be long. If night lasts through the whole...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out the foreship — These cowardly sailors meant to get away, and leave the prisoners and passengers and soldiers to perish.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. Yet God had said that they should be, so that it is quite consistent to believe in divine predestination and yet to see the utility, nay, the necessity, of the use of means: “Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. So that the sailors could not get away.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing. Wherefore I pray you to take some meat; for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you. What a grand speech this is! It is the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat. He would not eat without giving thanks to God. There are some who do, even as the swine do; but the Christian finds it good at all times, before he eats, to bless the God that gave the food to him. It is a...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. Courage is contagious, as well as timidity. The holy bravery of one good man may make many others brave.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible to thrust in the ship. They wanted...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoisted up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable but the hinder part was broken with the violence of...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
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: 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. So God had said, “and so it came to pass.”
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
And when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness: for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of the present rain, and because of the cold. And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, — It must have been a fine sight to see the great apostle of...