Discovery BoxActs 27:11 
Context27:11 But the centurion 1 was more convinced 2 by the captain 3 and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said. 4
Acts 27:43
Context27:43 But the centurion, 5 wanting to save Paul’s life, 6 prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, 7
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.
5 sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.
6 tn Or “wanting to rescue Paul.”
sn Thanks to the centurion who wanted to save Paul’s life, Paul was once more rescued from a potential human threat.
7 tn BDAG 347 s.v. I. ἔξειμι has “ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν get to land Ac 27:43.”
