Acts 27:20

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When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued to rage, all hope of being saved was finally abandoned.

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  • Eph 2:12 : 12 were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
  • 1 Thess 4:13 : 13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who have no hope.
  • Exod 10:21-23 : 21 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward the sky so that darkness may spread over Egypt—a darkness that can be felt." 22 So Moses stretched out his hand toward the sky, and thick darkness covered all Egypt for three days. 23 No one could see anyone else or move from their place for three days. But all the Israelites had light where they lived.
  • Ps 105:28 : 28 He sent darkness and made it dark, and they did not rebel against his words.
  • Ps 107:25-27 : 25 For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted the waves of the sea. 26 They rose up to the heavens, then they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their distress. 27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.
  • Isa 57:10 : 10 You wearied yourself with your many ways, but you did not say, ‘It’s hopeless.’ You found renewal of your strength, and so you did not grow faint.
  • Jer 2:25 : 25 Keep your feet from going bare and your throat from thirst. But you said, ‘It’s hopeless! I love foreigners, and I will follow them.’
  • Ezek 37:11 : 11 Then He said to me, 'Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. They say, “Our bones are dried up, our hope is gone, and we are cut off.”'
  • Jonah 1:4 : 4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was about to break apart.
  • Jonah 1:11-14 : 11 Then they said to him, "What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?" For the sea was growing more and more tempestuous. 12 He said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will calm down for you, for I know that it is because of me this great storm has come upon you." 13 Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to return to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew increasingly stormy against them. 14 Then they cried out to the Lord, saying, "Please, Lord, do not let us perish for taking this man's life, and do not hold us accountable for innocent blood. For you, Lord, have done as you pleased."
  • Matt 8:24-25 : 24 Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping. 25 The disciples came and woke Him, saying, 'Lord, save us! We are perishing!'
  • Matt 24:29 : 29 Immediately after the distress of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly powers will be shaken.
  • 2 Cor 11:25 : 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked; I spent a night and a day in the open sea.

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  • Acts 27:6-19
    14 verses
    83%

    6There the centurion found an Alexandrian ship sailing for Italy and put us on board.

    7We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. Because the wind did not allow us to go further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, off Salmone.

    8With difficulty, we sailed along the coast and came to a place called Fair Havens, near the town of Lasea.

    9Much time had been lost, and the voyage was now dangerous because it was after the Day of Atonement. So Paul warned them,

    10"Men, I can see that our voyage will result in disaster and great loss, not only to the cargo and ship, but also to our own lives."

    11But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the owner of the ship than by what Paul said.

    12Since the harbor was unsuitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided that we should set sail, hoping to reach Phoenix, a harbor in Crete, facing southwest and northwest, to winter there.

    13When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted, so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

    14But not long after, a violent wind, called the Northeaster, rushed down from the island.

    15The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind, so we gave way to it and were driven along.

    16As we passed to the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were barely able to secure the ship's lifeboat.

    17After hoisting it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the sandbanks of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.

    18The next day, as we were being violently tossed by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard.

    19On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.

  • Acts 27:21-22
    2 verses
    81%

    21After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not set sail from Crete, thereby avoiding this disaster and loss.

    22But now I urge you to take courage, because not one of you will lose your life; only the ship will be lost.

  • Acts 27:24-33
    10 verses
    80%

    24saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar. And God has graciously given you the lives of all who are sailing with you.'

    25So take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just as I was told.

    26But we must run aground on some island.

    27On the fourteenth night, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight, the sailors sensed that they were approaching land.

    28They took soundings and found the depth to be twenty fathoms. A little later they sounded again and found it to be fifteen fathoms.

    29Fearing that we might run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

    30The sailors tried to escape from the ship, lowering the lifeboat into the sea under the pretense of laying out anchors from the bow.

    31But Paul said to the centurion and soldiers, "Unless these men stay aboard the ship, you cannot be saved."

    32So the soldiers cut the ropes holding the lifeboat and let it drift away.

    33As daylight was about to break, Paul urged them all to eat, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you have eaten nothing.

  • Acts 27:37-44
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    75%

    37Altogether there were 276 of us on board.

    38After they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

    39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

    40So they cut loose the anchors and left them in the sea, untied the ropes that held the rudders, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.

    41But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern began to break apart under the pounding of the waves.

    42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

    43But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,

    44and the rest were to follow, some on planks and others on pieces of the ship. In this way, everyone reached land safely.

  • Jonah 1:11-13
    3 verses
    73%

    11Then they said to him, "What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?" For the sea was growing more and more tempestuous.

    12He said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will calm down for you, for I know that it is because of me this great storm has come upon you."

    13Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to return to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew increasingly stormy against them.

  • Acts 28:1
    71%

    1After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta.

  • Acts 21:1-2
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    71%

    1After we had torn ourselves away from them and set sail, we headed straight to the island of Cos. The next day, we went to Rhodes, and from there to Patara.

    2We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, so we boarded it and set sail.

  • Matt 8:24-25
    2 verses
    70%

    24Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.

    25The disciples came and woke Him, saying, 'Lord, save us! We are perishing!'

  • Acts 27:4
    70%

    4From there we put out to sea again and sailed under the lee of Cyprus because the winds were against us.

  • Acts 28:11
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    11After three months, we set sail on an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island. Its figurehead was the Twin Brothers.

  • Mark 4:37
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    37A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling up.

  • Rom 8:24
    69%

    24For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already see?

  • 2 Cor 1:8
    69%

    8For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of the trouble we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.

  • Matt 14:24
    68%

    24Meanwhile, the boat was already far from land, being battered by the waves because the wind was against it.

  • Acts 28:13
    68%

    13From there, we sailed around and arrived at Rhegium. The next day, when a south wind arose, we sailed on and reached Puteoli.

  • Acts 20:15
    68%

    15From there, we set sail and arrived opposite Chios the next day. The following day, we crossed over to Samos, stayed at Trogyllium, and the day after that, we came to Miletus.