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Acts 27:16 KJV
Acts · chapter 27 · verse 16
And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:Acts 27:16 · King James Version
Acts 27:16 in context
14But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
15And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
16And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
17Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.
18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- certaintisa certain, a certain one, some, some time, a whileG5100 →
- islandnēsiona small islandG3519 →
- calledkaleōto call, to call aloud, utter in a loud voice, to invite, to callG2564 →
- ClaudakaudaClauda = "lame", a small island nearly due west of Cape Malta on the south coast of…G2802 →
- muchmoliswith difficulty, hardly, not easilyG3433 →
- workischyōto be strong, to be strong in body, to be robust, to be in sound health, to have power…G2480 →
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In these verses we have, I. The ship putting to sea again, and pursuing her voyage at first with a promising gale. Observe, 1. What induced them to leave the fair havens: it was because they thought the harbour not commodious to winter in; it was pleasant enough in summer but in the winter they lay bleak.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 12-20