Note 1 at Ac 27:43: As mentioned before (see note 4 at Ac 27:32), Paul had found favor with his captors because of the manifest blessing of God in his life. Here this centurion was risking his life (see note 7 at Ac 16:27) to save Paul's. Pr 16:7 says, "When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him."

Although not stated in Scripture, it is very probable that this centurion who put his life on the line for Paul's sake also embraced the Gospel Paul preached and later used his influence to obtain a private house for Paul to be kept in (Ac 28:16 and 30).