Verse 23
Acts 27:23
New Living Translation
23
For last night an angel of the God (Elohim) to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me,
Original Language Text
greek
παρέστη γάρ μοι ταύτῃ τῇ ⸀νυκτὶ τοῦ θεοῦ, οὗ ⸀εἰμι, ᾧ καὶ λατρεύω, ⸀ἄγγελος
English Translation
For an angel of God, of whom I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night.
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Chapter 27 Context
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When the time came, we set sail for Italy. Paul and several other prisoners were placed in the custo...
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Aristarchus, a Macedonian from Thessalonica, was also with us. We left on a ship whose home port was...
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The next day when we docked at Sidon, Julius was very kind to Paul and let him go ashore to visit wi...
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Putting out to sea from there, we encountered strong headwinds that made it difficult to keep the sh...
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Keeping to the open sea, we passed along the coast of Cilicia and Pamphylia, landing at Myra, in the...
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There the commanding officer found an Egyptian ship from Alexandria that was bound for Italy, and he...
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We had several days of slow sailing, and after great difficulty we finally neared Cnidus. But the wi...
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We struggled along the coast with great difficulty and finally arrived at Fair Havens, near the town...
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We had lost a lot of time. The weather was becoming dangerous for sea travel because it was so late...
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“Men,” he said, “I believe there is trouble ahead if we go on — shipwreck, loss of cargo, and danger...
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But the officer in charge of the prisoners listened more to the ship’s captain and the owner than to...
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And since Fair Havens was an exposed harbor — a poor place to spend the winter — most of the crew wa...
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When a light wind began blowing from the south, the sailors thought they could make it. So they pull...
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But the weather changed abruptly, and a wind of typhoon strength (called a “northeaster”) burst acro...
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The sailors couldn’t turn the ship into the wind, so they gave up and let it run before the gale.
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We sailed along the sheltered side of a small island named Cauda, where with great difficulty we hoi...
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Then the sailors bound ropes around the hull of the ship to strengthen it. They were afraid of being...
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The next day, as gale-force winds continued to batter the ship, the crew began throwing the cargo ov...
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The following day they even took some of the ship’s gear and threw it overboard.
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The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, until at last all hope w...
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No one had eaten for a long time. Finally, Paul called the crew together and said, “Men, you should...
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But take courage! None of you will lose your lives, even though the ship will go down.
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For last night an angel of the God (Elohim) to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me,
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and he said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul, for you will surely stand trial before Caesar! What’s more, God...
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So take courage! For I believe God (Elohim). It will be just as he said.
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But we will be shipwrecked on an island.”
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About midnight on the fourteenth night of the storm, as we were being driven across the Sea of Adria...
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They dropped a weighted line and found that the water was 120 feet deep. But a little later they mea...
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At this rate they were afraid we would soon be driven against the rocks along the shore, so they thr...
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Then the sailors tried to abandon the ship; they lowered the lifeboat as though they were going to p...
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But Paul said to the commanding officer and the soldiers, “You will all die unless the sailors stay...
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So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and let it drift away.
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Just as day was dawning, Paul urged everyone to eat. “You have been so worried that you haven’t touc...
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“Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish.”
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Then he took some bread, gave thanks to God (Elohim) before them all, and broke off a piece and ate...
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Then everyone was encouraged and began to eat —
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all 276 of us who were on board.
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After eating, the crew lightened the ship further by throwing the cargo of wheat overboard.
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When morning dawned, they didn’t recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wonder...
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So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the fore...
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But they hit a shoal and ran the ship aground too soon. The bow of the ship stuck fast, while the st...
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The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn’t swim ashore and escape.
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But the commanding officer wanted to spare Paul, so he didn’t let them carry out their plan. Then he...
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The others held on to planks or debris from the broken ship. So everyone escaped safely to shore.
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