When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even the fast was already over, Paul started admonishing them,
Parallel translations
- WEB When much time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast had now already gone by, Paul admonished them,
- KJV Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,
- BSB By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,
- NKJV Now when much time had been spent, and sailing was now dangerous because the Fast was already over, Paul advised them,
- NLT We had lost a lot of time. The weather was becoming dangerous for sea travel because it was so late in the fall, and Paul spoke to the ship’s officers about it.
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With the dangerous sailing season upon them after the Fast (Day of Atonement), Paul warns the crew.
Overview
The reference to 'the Fast' marks the time as autumn, when Mediterranean sailing grew perilous. Paul, an experienced traveler and Spirit-led servant, steps forward to admonish the company. His counsel here will prove right, showing that godly wisdom often discerns danger that worldly confidence ignores.
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- Num 29:7“‘On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall afflict your souls. You shall do no kind of work;
- Lev 23:27–29“However on the tenth day of this seventh month is the day of atonement: it shall be a holy convocation to you, and you shall afflict yourselves; and you shall offer an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
- Lev 16:29–31“It shall be a statute to you forever: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, you shall afflict your souls, and shall do no kind of work, the native-born, or the stranger who lives as a foreigner among you:
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