Acts 27:38

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and threw the wheat into the sea.

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  • Jonah 1:5 : 5 Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god, and they threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.
  • Matt 6:25 : 25 Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
  • Matt 16:26 : 26 For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
  • Acts 27:18-19 : 18 And being exceedingly tossed by a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship; 19 And on the third day we cast out, with our own hands, the ship's tackle.
  • Heb 12:1 : 1 Therefore, seeing we also are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
  • Job 2:4 : 4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yes, all that a man has will he give for his life.

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  • Acts 27:13-21
    9 verses
    85%

    13And when the south wind blew softly, they assumed they had obtained their purpose, setting sail, they sailed close by Crete.

    14But not long after, a tempestuous wind arose, called Euroclydon.

    15And when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we let her be driven.

    16And running under a certain island called Clauda, we had much work to secure the boat:

    17Which when they had taken up, they used aids to undergird the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, they lowered the sail, and so were driven.

    18And being exceedingly tossed by a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

    19And on the third day we cast out, with our own hands, the ship's tackle.

    20And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then lost.

    21But after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in their midst, and said, Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have sailed from Crete, and incurred this harm and loss.

  • Acts 27:39-44
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    39And when it was day, they did not recognize the land: but they observed a certain creek with a shore, into which they planned, if it were possible, to run the ship.

    40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, loosed the rudder bands, and hoisted the mainsail to the wind, and made for shore.

    41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the bow stuck fast, and remained immovable, but the stern was broken up by the violence of the waves.

    42And the soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them swim away and escape.

    43But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land:

    44And the rest, some on boards, and some on parts of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safely to land.

  • Acts 27:36-37
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    79%

    36Then they were all encouraged, and they also took food.

    37And we were in all on the ship two hundred seventy-six souls.

  • Acts 27:26-30
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    77%

    26However, we must be cast upon a certain island.

    27But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the sailors sensed that they were nearing land;

    28And they sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

    29Then fearing lest we should be driven upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for daybreak.

    30And as the sailors were attempting to escape from the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under pretext of laying out anchors from the prow,

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

    33And while the day was coming, Paul urged them all to take food, saying, This is the fourteenth day that you have waited and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

  • Jonah 1:11-13
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    11Then they said to him, What shall we do to you, that the sea may be calm for us? for the sea was rough, and was tempestuous.

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

    13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring it to land; but they could not: for the sea worked, and was tempestuous against them.

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

    7And when we had sailed slowly for many days, and barely came opposite Cnidus, the wind not allowing us, we sailed under Crete, opposite Salmone;

    8And with difficulty passing it, came to a place called Fair Havens, near the city of Lasea.

    9Now when much time had been spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was already past, Paul admonished them,

  • Mark 4:36-37
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    36And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him just as he was in the ship. And there were also other little ships with him.

    37And a great storm of wind arose, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

  • Mark 8:14
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    14Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat.

  • Matt 13:48
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    48When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away.

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

  • Luke 8:22-23
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    22Now it happened on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said to them, Let us go over to 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 filled with water, and were in danger.

  • Matt 14:32
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    32And when they got into the ship, the wind ceased.

  • Luke 5:6-7
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    6And when they had done this, they caught a great multitude of fish, and their net began to break.

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

  • John 6:21
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    21Then they willingly received him into the ship: and immediately the ship was at the land where they went.

  • Acts 21:2
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    2And finding a ship sailing over to Phoenicia, we boarded it and set forth.

  • Jonah 1:5
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    5Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god, and they threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

  • John 21:9
    70%

    9As soon as they came to land, they saw a fire of coals there, with fish laid on it and bread.

  • Mark 6:53
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    53And when they had crossed over, they came to the land of Gennesaret, and anchored there.

  • Matt 8:24
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    24And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

  • Acts 28:1
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    1And when they had escaped, they learned that the island was called Malta.

  • Matt 15:37
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    37And they all ate, and were filled: and they took up of the broken food that was left seven baskets full.

  • Acts 28:10
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    10They also honored us in many ways, and when we departed, they provided us with such things as were necessary.