Acts 27:38

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

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  • Jonah 1:5 : 5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down to the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.
  • Matt 6:25 : 25 Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what will it profit a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?
  • Acts 27:18-19 : 18 The next day, as we were being violently tossed by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard. 19 On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.
  • Heb 12:1 : 1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set before us.
  • Job 2:4 : 4 Satan answered the LORD, 'Skin for skin! A man will give everything he has for his own life.'

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  • Acts 27:13-21
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    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.

    20When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued to rage, all hope of being saved was finally abandoned.

    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.

  • Acts 27:39-44
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    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.

  • Acts 27:36-37
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    36They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves.

    37Altogether there were 276 of us on board.

  • Acts 27:26-30
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    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.

  • Acts 27:32-33
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    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.

  • Jonah 1:11-13
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    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 27:6-9
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    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,

  • Mark 4:36-37
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    36Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along in the boat just as he was. Other small boats were also with him.

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

  • Mark 8:14
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    14Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

  • Matt 13:48
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    48When it was full, the fishermen pulled it onto the shore. Then they sat down and gathered the good fish into baskets, but threw the bad ones away.

  • Jonah 1:15
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    15They picked up Jonah and threw him into the sea, and the sea stopped its raging.

  • Luke 8:22-23
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    22One day Jesus got into a boat with His disciples and said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." So they set out.

    23As they sailed, He fell asleep. A fierce storm came down on the lake, and they were being swamped and were in great danger.

  • Matt 14:32
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    32When they climbed into the boat, the wind died down.

  • Luke 5:6-7
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    6When they had done this, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.

    7So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

  • John 6:21
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    21Then they were willing to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the shore where they were heading.

  • Acts 21:2
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    2We found a ship crossing over to Phoenicia, so we boarded it and set sail.

  • Jonah 1:5
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    5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it for them. But Jonah had gone down to the inner part of the ship and had lain down and was fast asleep.

  • John 21:9
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    9When they got out on the land, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it, and some bread.

  • Mark 6:53
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    53When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.

  • Matt 8:24
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    24Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.

  • Acts 28:1
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    1After we were brought safely through, we then learned that the island was called Malta.

  • Matt 15:37
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    37They all ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

  • Acts 28:10
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    10They honored us in many ways, and when we were ready to sail, they provided us with the supplies we needed.