Verse 18
Acts 27:18
Noah Webster Bible
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And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
Original Language Text
greek
σφοδρῶς δὲ χειμαζομένων ἡμῶν τῇ ἑξῆς ἐκβολὴν ἐποιοῦντο,
English Translation
But being violently tossed about, they were making a throw after the next.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 27 Context
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And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other pri...
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And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we lanched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia, one Aris...
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And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously treated Paul, and gave him liberty to g...
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And when we had lanched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.
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And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Mira, a city of Lycia.
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And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.
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And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce had come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffe...
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And hardly passing it, came to a place which is called, The fair havens; nigh to which was the city...
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Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already p...
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And said to them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of t...
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Nevertheless, the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship more than the things which...
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And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the greater part advised to depart thence als...
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And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence...
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But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
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And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.
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And running under a certain isle which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
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Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and fearing lest they should f...
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And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
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And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
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And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us , all hope that...
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But after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hea...
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And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of life among you, but of the s...
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For there stood by me this night the angel of God (Elohim), whose I am, and whom I serve,
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Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cesar: and lo, God (Elohim) hath given thee all...
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Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God (Elohim), that it will be even as it was told t...
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But we must be cast upon a certain isle.
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When the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipm...
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And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded agai...
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Then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for...
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And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea,...
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Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
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Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
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And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take food, saying, This day is the fourte...
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Wherefore I pray you to take some food; for this is for your health: for there shall not a hair fall...
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And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God (Elohim) in presence of them all;...
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Then they were all of good cheer, and they also took food.
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And we were in all in the ship two hundred and seventy six souls.
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And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast the wheat into the sea.
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And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into...
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And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves to the sea, and loosed the rudder...
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And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast,...
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And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
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But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that they who c...
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And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship: And so it came to pass, that th...
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