Discovery BoxActs 4:17 
Context4:17 But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more 1 to anyone in this name.”
Acts 27:22
Context27:22 And now I advise 2 you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship will be lost. 3
Acts 27:25
Context27:25 Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God 4 that it will be just as I have been told.
1 tn Or “speak no longer.”
2 tn The same verb is used for Paul’s original recommendation in Ac 27:9.
3 tn Grk “except the ship.” Here “but” is used to translate the improper preposition πλήν (plhn; see BDAG 826 s.v. πλήν 2) since an exception like this, where two different categories of objects are involved (people and a ship), is more naturally expressed in contemporary English with an adversative (“but”). The words “will be lost” are also supplied for clarity.
sn The “prophecy” about the ship serves to underscore Paul’s credibility as an agent of God. Paul addressed his audience carefully and drew attention to the sovereign knowledge of God.
4 tn BDAG 817 s.v. πιστεύω 1.c states, “w. pers. and thing added π. τινί τι believe someone with regard to someth….W. dat. of pers. and ὅτι foll…. πιστεύετέ μοι ὅτι ἐγὼ ἐν τῷ πατρί J 14:11a. Cp. 4:21; Ac 27:25.”
