Acts Chapter 27 — Paul's Shipwreck Quiz Flashcards

#1

What was the name of the centurion who was responsible for guarding Paul during the voyage to Rome?

📖 Acts 27:1

#2

According to Acts 27:9, what significant time of year had already passed, making navigation dangerous?

📖 Acts 27:9

#3

What was the name of the island where the ship sheltered before encountering the storm?

📖 Acts 27:8

#4

How many days and nights did the ship encounter continuous violent weather during the storm?

📖 Acts 27:27

#5

What specific action did the sailors attempt on the third day of the storm to lighten the ship?

📖 Acts 27:19

#6

How many people were aboard the ship according to Paul's count in Acts 27:37?

📖 Acts 27:37

#7

Which angel appeared to Paul during the night to deliver a message of reassurance about the voyage?

📖 Acts 27:23

#8

What prediction did Paul make to the centurion and soldiers about who would be lost in the shipwreck?

📖 Acts 27:22

#2

The Day of Atonement

Acts 27:9 explicitly states that 'much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous because by now it was after the Day of Atonement.' This Jewish holy day marked the transition to the dangerous autumn sailing season.

Acts 27:9

#1

Julius

Julius was the centurion of the Augustan Regiment who guarded Paul during this entire voyage, treating him with kindness and allowing him to visit friends (Acts 27:1).

Acts 27:1

#4

Fourteen

Acts 27:27 states that 'when the fourteenth night had come, as we were drifting across the Adriatic Sea,' indicating the storm had raged for fourteen days and nights without relief.

Acts 27:27

#3

Crete

The ship sailed along the coast of Crete and found a harbor called Fair Havens where they sheltered before the violent wind called the Northeaster struck (Acts 27:8, 14).

Acts 27:8

#6

276

Acts 27:37 explicitly states, 'All together there were 276 of us on the ship,' which included soldiers, sailors, prisoners, and other passengers.

Acts 27:37

#5

Threw the cargo overboard with their own hands

Acts 27:19 states that 'on the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands,' which was the cargo and supplies being lightened to keep the vessel afloat.

Acts 27:19

#8

All would be saved

Acts 27:22 records Paul's declaration: 'I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.' This was fulfilled exactly as stated.

Acts 27:22

#7

An angel of God

Acts 27:23 records that 'last night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve stood beside me' to assure Paul that he and all aboard would survive (Acts 27:23-24).

Acts 27:23

#9

What did the sailors attempt to do under the pretense of lowering anchors from the bow?

📖 Acts 27:30

#10

On which island did the ship finally run aground and break apart?

📖 Acts 27:39-41

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#10

Malta

Acts 27:39-41 describes how the ship struck a sandbar off the coast of Malta, with the bow becoming stuck while the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the waves.

Acts 27:39-41

#9

Escape in the lifeboat

Acts 27:30 reveals that sailors 'let the lifeboat down to the sea under the pretense of laying out anchors from the bow,' attempting to escape and abandon the ship and passengers.

Acts 27:30

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