SEV Biblia, Chapter 27:35
Y habiendo dicho esto, tomando el pan, dio gracias a Dios en presencia de todos, y partiendo, comenz a comer.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Acts 27:35
Verse 35. Gave thanks to God] Who had provided the food, and preserved their lives and health to partake of it. Some think that he celebrated the holy eucharist here: but this is by no means likely: he would not celebrate such a mystery among ungodly sailors and soldiers, Jews and heathens; nor was there any necessity for such a measure.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 35. And when he had thus spoken he took bread , etc.] A piece of bread, of common bread, into his hands; for this could never be the eucharist, or Lords supper, which the apostle now celebrated, as some have suggested, but such sort of bread that seafaring men commonly eat: mention is before made of meat or food, which the apostle entreated them to take, which includes every sort of sea provisions they had with them; and which, with the ancients, were usually the following: it is certain they used to carry bread corn along with them, either crude, or ground, or baked; the former when they went long voyages, the last when shorter ones; and it is plain that they had wheat in this ship, which after they had eaten they cast out, ( Acts 27:38) and corn ground, or meal, they had used to eat moistened with water, and sometimes with oil, and sometimes with oil and wine; and they had a sort of food they called maza which was made of meat and milk; likewise they used to carry onions and garlic, which the rowers usually ate, and were thought to be good against change of places and water; and they were wont to make a sort of soup of cheese, onions and eggs, which the Greeks call muttootos, and the Latins mosetum; and they had also bread which was of a red colour, being hard baked and scorched in the oven, yea it was biscoctus, twice baked f1317 ; as our modern sea biscuit is, and which has its name from hence, and which for long voyages is four times baked, and prepared six months before the voyage is entered on; and such sort of red bread or biscuit very probably was this, which the apostle now took into his hands, and did with it as follows: and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all : and for them all, as Christ did at ordinary meals, ( Matthew 14:19, 15:36). and when he had broken it he began to eat : which was all agreeably to the custom and manner of the Jews, who first gave thanks, and then said Amen, at giving of thanks; when he that gave thanks brake and ate first: for he that brake the bread might not break it until the Amen was finished by all that answered by it, at giving of thanks; and no one might eat anything until he that brake, first tasted and ate f1318 .
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 30-38 - God, who appointed the end, that they should be saved, appointed the means, that they should be saved by the help of these shipmen. Duty is ours, events are God's; we do not trust God, but tempt him, when we saw we put ourselves under his protection, if we do not use proper means such as are within our power, for our safety. But how selfish are me in general, often even ready to seek their own safety by the destruction of others! Happy those who have such a one as Paul in their company, who not only had intercourse with Heaven, but was of a enlivening spirit to those about him. The sorrow of the world work death, while joy in God is life and peace in the greatest distresse and dangers. The comfort of God's promises can only be ours by believing dependence on him, to fulfil his word to us; and the salvation he reveals must be waited for in use of the means he appoints. If God has chosen us to salvation, he has also appointed tha we shall obtain it by repentance, faith, prayer, and perseverin obedience; it is fatal presumption to expect it in any other way. It is an encouragement to people to commit themselves to Christ as their Saviour, when those who invite them, clearly show that they do s themselves.
Greek Textus Receptus
ειπων 2036 5631 V-2AAP-NSM δε 1161 CONJ ταυτα 5023 D-APN και 2532 CONJ λαβων 2983 5631 V-2AAP-NSM αρτον 740 N-ASM ευχαριστησεν 2168 5656 V-AAI-3S τω 3588 T-DSM θεω 2316 N-DSM ενωπιον 1799 ADV παντων 3956 A-GPM και 2532 CONJ κλασας 2806 5660 V-AAP-NSM ηρξατο 756 5662 V-ADI-3S εσθιειν 2068 5721 V-PAN
Robertson's NT Word Studies
27:35 {Gave thanks to God} (eucaristesen twi qewi). First aorist active indicative of eucaristew from which our word "eucaristw comes. It was saying grace like the head of a Hebrew family and the example of Paul would encourage the others to eat. Probably Paul, Luke, and Aristarchus had memories of the Lord's supper (#Ac 2:42) while to others it was only an ordinary meal (#Lu 24:30).
