Acts 27:21

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

20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.

22 But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.

23 For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
After the men had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have averted this disaster and loss.
KJV
But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.
WEB
When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them and said, “Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete and have gotten this injury and loss.
ASV
And 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.
DARBY
And when they had been a long while without taking food, Paul then standing up in the midst of them said, Ye ought, O men, to have hearkened to me, and not have made sail from Crete and have gained this disaster and loss.
BLB
There being also much time without food, at that time having stood up in their midst, Paul said, “It was necessary indeed, O men, having been obedient to me, not to have set sail from Crete and to have incurred this disaster and loss.
ÅB
Og da de ikke hadde fått mat på lenge, sto Paulus fram midt iblant dem og sa: Dere menn! Dere burde ha lydt mitt råd og ikke faret ut fra Kreta, så dere hadde spart dere for dette vågestykke og denne skade.
OTB
Etter at de hadde gått lenge uten mat, sto Paulus opp blant dem og sa: "Menn, dere skulle ha fulgt mitt råd om ikke å seile fra Kreta; da ville dere ha unngått denne skaden og tapet.
B1930
Og da de ikke hadde fått mat på lenge, stod Paulus frem midt iblandt dem og sa: I menn! I burde ha lydt mitt råd og ikke faret ut fra Kreta, så I hadde spart eder for dette vågestykke og denne skade.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 107:5–6

    They were hungry and thirsty; their soul fainted within them.

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  • Genesis 42:22

    And Reuben responded, “Didn’t I tell you not to sin against the boy? But you would not listen. Now we must account for his blood!”

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  • Acts 27:7

    After sailing slowly for many days, we arrived off Cnidus. When the wind impeded us, we sailed to the lee of Crete, opposite Salmone.

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  • Acts 27:9–10

    By now much time had passed, and the voyage had already become dangerous because it was after the Fast. So Paul advised them,

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  • Acts 27:33–35

    Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat: “Today is your fourteenth day in constant suspense, without taking any food.

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