Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 27:39

39 Dào le tiān liàng , tāmen bú rènshi nà dìfang , dàn jiàn yī gè hǎi wān , yǒu àn kĕ dēng , jiù shāngyì néng bǎ chuán lǒng jìn qù bùnéng .

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 27:39 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 27:39

And when it was day they knew not the land
What place it was, or the name of it:

but they discovered a certain creek with a shore;
a gulf or bay, with a shore near it; the Ethiopic version explains it,

an arm of the sea,
where was a port, where they thought they could secure themselves, or get ashore:

into which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the
ship;
whither they had a mind, and consulted to run the ship, if it could be done by any means, believing it was the most likely method of saving themselves, and that; for notwithstanding the assurance they had that no man's life should be lost, they made use of all proper means for their safety and security.

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 27:39 In-Context

37 Wǒmen zaì chuán shàng de , gōng yǒu èr bǎi qī shí liù gèrén

38 Tāmen chī bǎo le , jiù bǎ chuán shàng de maìzi , pāo zaì hǎi lǐ , wéi yào jiào chuán qīng yídiǎn .

39 Dào le tiān liàng , tāmen bú rènshi nà dìfang , dàn jiàn yī gè hǎi wān , yǒu àn kĕ dēng , jiù shāngyì néng bǎ chuán lǒng jìn qù bùnéng .

40 Yúshì kǎn duàn lǎn suǒ , qì maó zaì hǎi lǐ , tóng shí yĕ sōng kāi duò shéng , lá qǐtóu péng , shùn zhe fēng xiàng àn xíng qù .

41 Dàn yù zhe liǎng shuǐ jiā liú de dìfang , jiù bǎ chuán gé le qiǎn . chuán tóu jiāo zhù bú dòng , chuán wĕi beì làng de mĕng lì chòng huaì .