Acts 27:25

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And so, O men, be of good heart, for I have faith in God that it will be as he said to me.

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  • Rom 4:20-21 : 20 Still, he did not give up faith in the undertaking of God, but was made strong by faith, giving glory to God, 21 And being certain that God was able to keep his word.
  • 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 And for which I undergo these things: but I have no feeling of shame. For I have knowledge of him in whom I have faith, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have given into his care till that day.
  • Num 23:19 : 19 God is not a man, to say what is false; or the son of man, that his purpose may be changed: what he has said, will he not do? and will he not give effect to the words of his mouth?
  • 2 Chr 20:20 : 20 And early in the morning they got up and went out to the waste land of Tekoa: and when they were going out, Jehoshaphat took his station and said to them, Give ear to me, O Judah and you people of Jerusalem: have faith in the Lord your God and you will be safe; have faith in his prophets and all will go well for you.
  • Luke 1:45 : 45 Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done.
  • Acts 27:11 : 11 But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
  • Acts 27:21-22 : 21 And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss. 22 But now, I say to you, be of good heart, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship.
  • Acts 27:36 : 36 Then they all took heart and did the same.

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  • 84%

    17 And having got it up, they put cords under and round the ship; but fearing that they might be pushed on to the Syrtis, they let down the sails and so went running before the wind.

    18 And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;

    19 And on the third day, they let all the sailing apparatus go over the side.

    20 And as we had not seen the sun or stars for a long time, and a great storm was on us, all hope of salvation was gone.

    21 And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss.

    22 But now, I say to you, be of good heart, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship.

    23 For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,

    24 Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.

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    26 But we will be sent on to a certain island.

    27 But when the fourteenth day came, while we were going here and there in the Adriatic sea, about the middle of the night the sailors had an idea that they were getting near land;

  • 11 And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.

  • Acts 27:9-13
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    9 And as a long time had gone by, and the journey was now full of danger, because it was late in the year, Paul put the position before them,

    10 Saying, Friends, I see that this journey will be one of great damage and loss, not only to the goods and the ship, but to ourselves.

    11 But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

    12 And as the harbour was not a good one in which to be for the winter, the greater number of them were for going out to sea, in order, if possible, to put in for the winter at Phoenix, a harbour of Crete, looking to the north-east and south-east.

    13 And when the south wind came softly, being of the opinion that their purpose might be effected, they let the ship go and went sailing down the side of Crete, very near to the land.

  • 11 But we have faith that we will get salvation through the grace of the Lord Jesus in the same way as they.

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    11 And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was getting rougher and rougher.

    12 And he said to them, Take me up and put me into the sea, and the sea will become calm for you: for I am certain that because of me this great storm has come on you.

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    36 Then they all took heart and did the same.

    37 And we were, in the ship, two hundred and seventy-six persons.

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    29 Then, fearing that by chance we might come on to the rocks, they let down four hooks from the back of the ship, and made prayers for the coming of day.

    30 Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;

    31 But Paul said to the captain and his men, If you do not keep these men in the ship, you will not be safe.

  • 6 But they had the idea that they would see him becoming ill, or suddenly falling down dead; but after waiting a long time, and seeing that no damage came to him, changing their opinion, they said he was a god.

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    40 So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.

    41 And coming to a point between two seas, they got the ship to land; and the front part was fixed in the sand and not able to be moved, but the back part was broken by the force of the waves.

    42 Then the armed men were for putting the prisoners to death, so that no one would get away by swimming.

    43 But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:

    44 And the rest, some on boards and some on things from the ship. And so it came about that they all got safe to land.

  • 27 But straight away Jesus said to them, Take heart; it is I, have no fear.

  • 11 If then it is I who am the preacher, or they, this is our word, and to this you have given your faith.

  • 25 And being certain of this, I am conscious that I will go on, yes, and go on with you all, for your growth and joy in the faith;

  • 27 King Agrippa, have you faith in the prophets? I am certain that you have.

  • 50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. But straight away he said to them, Take heart, it is I, have no fear.

  • 16 It gives me great joy to see you answering to my good opinion of you in every way.

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    13 Then Paul said, What are you doing, weeping and wounding my heart? for I am ready, not only to be a prisoner, but to be put to death at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

    14 And as he might not be moved we did no more, saying, Let the purpose of God be done.

  • 29 And Paul said, It is my prayer to God that, in little or great measure, not only you, but all those hearing me today might be even as I am, but for these chains.

  • 15 And the brothers, when they had news of us, came out from town as far as Appii Forum and the Three Taverns to have a meeting with us: and Paul, seeing them, gave praise to God and took heart.

  • Acts 27:6-7
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    6 And there the captain came across a ship of Alexandria, sailing for Italy, and put us in it.

    7 And when we had gone on slowly for a long time, and had had hard work getting across to Cnidus, for the wind was against us, we went under cover of Crete, in the direction of Salmone;

  • 13 But having the same spirit of faith, as it is said in the Writings, The words of my mouth came from the faith in my heart; in the same way, our words are the outcome of our faith;

  • 7 For this cause, brothers, in all our trouble and grief we were comforted about you because of your faith;

  • 10 And when he had seen the vision, straight away we made the decision to go into Macedonia, for it seemed certain to us that God had sent us to give the good news to them.

  • 15 And when the ship got into the grip of it, and was not able to make headway into the wind, we gave way, and went before it.

  • 14 But this I will say openly to you, that I do give worship to the God of our fathers after that Way, which to them is not the true religion: but I have belief in all the things which are in the law and in the books of the prophets:

  • 22 And now, as you see, I am going to Jerusalem, a prisoner in spirit, having no knowledge of what will come to me there:

  • 1 And Paul, looking fixedly at the Sanhedrin, said, My brothers, my life has been upright before God till this day.

  • 13 But we, going before him by ship, went to Assos with the purpose of taking Paul in there: for so he had given orders, because he himself was coming by land.