ACTS 27:21 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“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.”
After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: 'Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; and you have avoided this damage and loss.' - Paul addresses the crew and prisoners after 'a long time without food' (di' hikanou asitias, di' hikanou asitias-'through considerable fasting'). His 'I told you so' is not recrimination but pastoral: he reminds them that his warning was vindicated. By recalling his prophecy, Paul positions himself as a voice of truth, preparing them to hear his next word of hope.
Church Fathers on Acts 27:21
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 quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; and the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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