Acts 27:10

I perceive. Gr. theoreo, “to discern” (cf. John 4:19). Paul’s perception of threatened danger was not necessarily by supernatural insight, but from his own observation and judgment as an experienced traveler. He did not appear to speak as a prophet. Note that the “hurt” he feared to the lives of those on board did not come to pass (Acts 27:44). Hurt and much damage. Or, “injury and much loss.” Paul had evidently won the respect of those in charge of the ship, for him to feel free to give advice as he did. He had already made a number of voyages on the Mediterranean and the Aegean seas. Some years before this particular voyage he had written, “Thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep” (2 Cor. 11:25). For an explanation of Paul’s voyage and shipwreck on the island of Malta see Additional Note at end of chapter.