Verse 1 centurion Commander of 100 soldiers. Verse 9 fast The fast was on the tenth day of the seventh month. Leviticus 23:27,29. Verse 17 fall be cast upon the Syrtis. Verse 23 the angel an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve. (See Scofield "Hebrews 1:4") . Verse 28 fathoms One fathom = between 6 and 7 feet. Verse 37 two hundred Some ancient authorities read, about threescore and sixteen souls. Verse 40 taken up Or, cut the anchors, they left them in the sea, etc.