Matthew Henry Presbyterian @wholebiblehenry

Paul stands forth among them not as a prisoner but as their counselor and comforter, rescuing them first from despair, for a man will starve himself in despair sooner than any storm can drown him. He assures them in God's name that all their lives shall be saved, and this word pulls them back from the grave when human hope is utterly gone.

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Commenting on Acts 27:21-44

John Gill Reformed Baptist @doctorgill

Paul pressed them to eat during those fourteen days of terror, yet they had taken no proper meal the whole time, only snatched bits here and there. Without food they could not have lived so long; the meaning is they never sat down to an actual meal, too gripped by the expectation of death.

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Albert Barnes Presbyterian @notesbybarnes

The mariners had lowered the boat but not yet boarded it when the soldiers cut the ropes. This was no accident; it removed their only escape and forced them to stay with the ship and trust Paul's word.

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