Acts 27:36
34 Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.
37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat 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 comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
Read in contextActs 27:22
And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship.
Read in contextPsalms 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Read in contextActs 27:25
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
Read in context