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Acts 27 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Acts 27, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Acts 27 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πλοῖον | ploîon | G4143 | 13 | ship |
| Παῦλος | Paûlos | G3972 | 9 | Paul, Paulus |
| ἑκατοντάρχης | hekatontárchēs | G1543 | 5 | centurion |
| Κρήτη | Krḗtē | G2914 | 4 | Crete |
| ἐκπίπτω | ekpíptō | G1601 | 4 | be cast, fail, fall, take none effect |
| τροφή | trophḗ | G5160 | 4 | food, meat |
| ἀνάγω | anágō | G321 | 4 | bring, depart, launch, lead |
How preachers through history handled this text
19 public-domain excerpts on Acts 27, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“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 best of the wind: and so must we all in our passage over the ocean of this world. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Acts 27:1–11 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Italy — Acts 27:1
- Crete — Acts 27:12
- Fair Havens — Acts 27:12
- Phoenix — Acts 27:12
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