Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Except these abide in the ship (Ean mh outoi meinwsin en tw ploiw). Condition of the third class (undetermined, but with hope, etc.). Paul has no hesitancy in saying this in spite of his strong language in verse Acts 27:24 about God's promise. He has no notion of lying supinely down and leaving God to do it all. Without the sailors the ship could not be properly beached.
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