Acts 27:38

American Standard Version (1901)

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jonah 1:5 : 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
  • Matt 6:25 : 25 Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?
  • Acts 27:18-19 : 18 And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the [the freight] overboard; 19 and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.
  • Heb 12:1 : 1 Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
  • Job 2:4 : 4 And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Acts 27:13-21
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    85%

    13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.

    14But after no long time there beat down from it a tempestuous wind, which is called Euraquilo:

    15and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way [to it], and were driven.

    16And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:

    17and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.

    18And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the [the freight] overboard;

    19and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.

    20And when neither sun nor stars shone upon [us] for many days, and no small tempest lay on [us], all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.

    21And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

  • Acts 27:39-44
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    39And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a certain bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether they could drive the ship upon it.

    40And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

    41But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence [of the waves] .

    42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any [of them] should swim out, and escape.

    43But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land;

    44and the rest, some on planks, and some on [other] things from the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to the land.

  • Acts 27:36-37
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    79%

    36Then were they all of good cheer, and themselves also took food.

    37And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

  • Acts 27:26-30
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    26But we must be cast upon a certain island.

    27But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the [sea of] Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country:

    28and they sounded, and found twenty fathoms; and after a little space, they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms.

    29And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.

    30And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

  • Acts 27:32-33
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    32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

    33And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take some food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.

  • Jonah 1:11-13
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    11Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

    12And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

    13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

  • Acts 27:6-9
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    6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy; and he put us therein.

    7And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were come with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not further suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone;

    8and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

    9And when much time was spent, and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast was now already gone by, Paul admonished them,

  • Mark 4:36-37
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    36And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.

    37And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling.

  • Mark 8:14
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    14And they forgot to take bread; and they had not in the boat with them more than one loaf.

  • Matt 13:48
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    48which, when it was filled, they drew up on the beach; and they sat down, and gathered the good into vessels, but the bad they cast away.

  • Jonah 1:15
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    15So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging.

  • Luke 8:22-23
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    22Now it came to pass on one of those days, that he entered into a boat, himself and his disciples; and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake: and they launched forth.

    23But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling [with water], and were in jeopardy.

  • Matt 14:32
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    32And when they were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased.

  • Luke 5:6-7
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    6And when they had done this, they inclosed a great multitude of fishes; and their nets were breaking;

    7and they beckoned unto their partners in the other boat, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink.

  • John 6:21
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    21They were willing therefore to receive him into the boat: and straightway the boat was at the land whither they were going.

  • Acts 21:2
    70%

    2and having found a ship crossing over unto Phoenicia, we went aboard, and set sail.

  • Jonah 1:5
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    5Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god; and they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it unto them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

  • John 21:9
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    9So when they got out upon the land, they see a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

  • Mark 6:53
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    53And when they had crossed over, they came to the land unto Gennesaret, and moored to the shore.

  • Matt 8:24
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    24And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

  • Acts 28:1
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    1And when we were escaped, then we knew that the island was called Melita.

  • Matt 15:37
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    37And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up that which remained over of the broken pieces, seven baskets full.

  • Acts 28:10
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    10who also honored us with many honors; and when we sailed, they put on board such things as we needed.