John Gill's Exposition on Acts 27:39

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And when it was day they knew not the land, etc.] What place it was, or the name of it: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore; a gulf or bay, with a shore near it; the Ethiopic version explains it, an arm of the sea, where was a port, where they thought they could secure themselves, or get ashore: into which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship; whither they had a mind, and consulted to run the ship, if it could be done by any means, believing it was the most likely method of saving themselves, and that; for notwithstanding the assurance they had that no man’s life should be lost, they made use of all proper means for their safety and security.

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