Acts 27:27

"But we must run aground on a certain island.”"

Key Reflection

In Acts 27:27, Jesus uses the imagery of running aground on an island to symbolize the challenges and trials that believers will face. This image underscores that even in hardship and uncertainty, God's purposes will ultimately be fulfilled, as the island represents a place of safety and rest in the midst of storms.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 27. The fourteenth night. From the time when the tempest commenced. In Adria. In the Adriatic Sea. This sea is properly situated between Italy and Dalmatia, now called the Adriatic Gulf. But, among the ancients, the name was given not only to that gulf, but to the whole sea lying between Greece, Italy, and Africa, including the Sicilian and Ionian Sea. It is evident, from the narrative, that they were not in the Adriatic Gulf, but somewhere in the vicinity of Malta. See the Map. Deemed. Judged. Probably by the appearance of the sea.

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