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Acts 27:11

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27:11 But the centurion 1  was more convinced 2  by the captain 3  and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said. 4 

1 sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

2 tn Or “persuaded.”

3 tn BDAG 456 s.v. κυβερνήτης 1 has “one who is responsible for the management of a ship, shipmaster…W. ναύκληρος, the ‘shipowner’…Ac 27:11” See further L. Casson, Ships and Seamanship in the Ancient World, 316-18.

4 tn Grk “than by what was said by Paul.” The passive construction has been converted to an active one to simplify the translation.

sn More convinced by the captain and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said. The position taken by the centurion was logical, since he was following “professional” advice. But this was not a normal voyage.



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