Acts 27:24

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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

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.

²⁶ However, we must run aground on some island.”

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: 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.’
KJV: Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
WEB: saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
ASV: saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and lo, God hath granted thee all them that sail with thee.
DARBY: saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted to thee all those that sail with thee.
BLB: saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. It is necessary for you to stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted to you all those sailing with you.’

ÅB: Frykt ikke, Paulus! du skal stå fram for keiseren, og se, Gud har gitt deg alle dem som seiler med deg, til gave.
OTB: og sa: 'Vær ikke redd, Paulus. Du må stå for retten for keiseren, og Gud har nådig gitt deg livet til alle som seiler med deg.'
B1930: Frykt ikke, Paulus! du skal stå frem for keiseren, og se, Gud har gitt dig alle dem som seiler med dig, til gave.

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.”
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2 Timothy 4:16–17
At my first defense, no one stood with me, but everyone deserted me. May it not be charged against them.
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Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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Genesis 19:29
So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.
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James 5:16
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
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Acts 9:15
“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
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Acts 27:37
In all, there were 276 of us on board.
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Isaiah 43:1–5
Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
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