Acts 27:36
34 So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost.”
35 After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
37 In all, there were 276 of us on board.
38 After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
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
- They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
- KJV
- Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.
- WEB
- Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.
- ASV
- Then were they all of good cheer, and themselves also took food.
- DARBY
- And all taking courage, themselves also took food.
- BLB
- And all, having been encouraged, also took food themselves.
- ÅB
- da ble de alle frimodige og tok føde til seg de også.
- OTB
- De følte seg alle oppmuntret og tok også litt mat.
- B1930
- da blev de alle frimodige og tok føde til sig de også.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 1:4–6
who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
Read in contextActs 27:22
But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
Read in contextPsalms 27:14
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
Read in contextActs 27:25
So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
Read in context