Acts 27:34

Acts 27:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.”

Context of Acts 27:34

32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes that held the skiff and let it fall and drift away. 33While they waited for the day to dawn, Paul encouraged them all [and told them] to have some food, saying, “This is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly on watch and going without food, having eaten nothing. So I urge you to eat some food, for this is for your survival; for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.” 35Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, and he broke it and began to eat. 36Then all of them were encouraged and their spirits improved, and they also ate some food.

Acts 27:34 word by word

διὸ παρακαλῶ ὑμᾶς μεταλαβεῖν τροφῆς· τοῦτο γὰρ πρὸς τῆς ὑμετέρας σωτηρίας ὑπάρχει· οὐδενὸς γὰρ ὑμῶν θρὶξ ἀπὸ τῆς κεφαλῆς ἀπολεῖται.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• I prayπαρακαλέωparakaleō · to plead/comfortG3870
• youσύsu · youG4771
• to takeπροσλαμβάνωproslambanō · to takeG4355
• meatτροφήtrophē · foodG5160
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• this isοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• forπρόςpros · to/withG4314
• yourὑμέτεροςhumeteros · yourG5212
• healthσωτηρίαsōtēria · salvationG4991
• there shallὑπάρχωhuparchō · be alreadyG5225
• notοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• an hairθρίξthrix trichos · hairG2359
• fallπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776

Cross-references for Acts 27:34

• Matthew 15:32Then Jesus called His disciples to Him, and said, “I feel compassion for the crowd, because they have been with Me now three days and have nothing [left] to eat; and I do not want to send them away hungry, because they might faint [from exhaustion] on the way [home].”
• Mark 8:2“I feel compassion for the crowd; they have been with Me now for three days and have nothing [left] to eat.
• Philippians 2:5Have this same attitude in yourselves which was in Christ Jesus [look to Him as your example in selfless humility],
• 1 Timothy 5:23No longer continue drinking [only] water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
• 1 Kings 1:52Solomon said, “If he [proves he] is a worthy man, not even one of his hairs shall fall to the ground; but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die.”
• Matthew 10:30But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered [for the Father is sovereign and has complete knowledge].
• Luke 12:7Indeed the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are far more valuable than many sparrows.
• Luke 21:18But not a hair of your head will perish.

Commentaries on Acts 27:34

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 34A hair fall from the head - A proverbial expression for, ye shall neither lose your lives nor suffer any hurt in your bodies, if ye follow my advice.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34Not a hair fall from the head … - A proverbial expression, denoting “that they would be preserved safe; that none of them would be lost, and that “in their persons they should not experience the least damage,” 1 Kings 1:52; 1 Samuel 14:45.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-38Verses 30-38 God, who appointed the end, that they should be saved, appointed the means, that they should be saved by the help of these shipmen. Duty is ours, events are God's; we do not trust God, but tempt him, when we say we put ourselves under his protection, if we do not use proper means, such as are within our power, for our safety. But how selfish are men in general, often even ready to seek their own safety by the destruction of others! Happy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-35Paul acts like a true leader. He personally evaluates a dangerous situation, decides on a plan, and guides others to solve the problem (compare Nehemiah 1–3; contrast with Jonah 1). Paul’s positive example and strong faith in God encouraged the others to eat and remain hopeful (Acts 27:22–25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-3733-37. while day was coming on--"until it should be day"; that is, in the interval between the cutting off of the boat and the approach of day, which all were "anxiously looking for" (Ac 27:29). Paul--now looked up to by all the passengers as the man to direct them. besought them all to take meat--"partake of a meal." saying, This is the fourteenth day ye have tarried--"waited for a breathing time." having eaten nothing--that is, taken no regular meal…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 27:34

• Fasting
• Mariners (Sailors)
• Paul
• Prophecy
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

• Cheer
• Close
• Creek
• Crete
• Euroclydon
• Exhort
• Fast
• Gain
• Hinder
• James

Commentaries on Acts 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings