Acts 27:23
21 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.
For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
24 and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
25 So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told 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.
Compare
- BSB
- For just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
- KJV
- For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
- WEB
- For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,
- ASV
- For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,
- DARBY
- For an angel of the God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,
- BLB
- For this night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me,
- ÅB
- For i denne natt sto for meg en engel fra den Gud som jeg tilhører, som jeg også tjener, og sa:
- OTB
- En engel fra Gud, som jeg tilhører og som jeg tjener, kom til meg om natten
- B1930
- For i denne natt stod for mig en engel fra den Gud som jeg tilhører, som jeg også tjener, og sa:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 23:11
The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so also you must testify in Rome.”
Read in contextRomans 1:9
God, whom I serve with my spirit in preaching the gospel of His Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you
Read in contextActs 5:19
But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,
Read in context2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.
Read in contextHebrews 1:14
Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Read in contextActs 18:9
One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.
Read in contextActs 12:8–11
“Get dressed and put on your sandals,” said the angel. Peter did so, and the angel told him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
Read in contextIsaiah 44:21
Remember these things, O Jacob, for you are My servant, O Israel. I have made you, and you are My servant; O Israel, I will never forget you.
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