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Acts 27:23
Acts 27:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
- New International Version (NIV)Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
- English Standard Version (ESV)For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,
- New King James Version (NKJV)For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,
Context of Acts 27:23
21And when they had been a long while without taking food, Paul then standing up in the midst of them said, Ye ought, O men, to have hearkened to me, and not have made sail from Crete and have gained this disaster and loss. 22And now I exhort you to be of good courage, for there shall be no loss at all of life of [any] of you, only of the ship. For an angel of the God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night, 24saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted to thee all those that sail with thee. 25Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believe God that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me.
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παρέστη γάρ μοι ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τοῦ θεοῦ οὗ εἰμι ᾧ καὶ λατρεύω ἄγγελοςRead the interlinear
Cross-references for Acts 27:23
- Acts 5:19But an angel of [the] Lord during the night opened the doors of the prison, and leading them out, said,
- Acts 12:8And the angel said to him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And he did so. And he says to him, Cast thine upper garment about thee and follow me.
- Acts 23:11But the following night the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good courage; for as thou hast testified the things concerning me at Jerusalem, so thou must bear witness at Rome also.
- Daniel 6:22My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocence was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.
- Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service on account of those who shall inherit salvation?
- Revelation 22:16I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify these things to you in the assemblies. I am the root and offspring of David, the bright [and] morning star.
- Exodus 19:5And now, if ye will hearken to my voice indeed and keep my covenant, then shall ye be my own possession out of all the peoples — for all the earth is mine —
- Deuteronomy 32:9For Jehovah's portion is his people; Jacob the lot of his inheritance.
- Psalms 135:4For Jah hath chosen Jacob unto himself, Israel for his own possession.
- Isaiah 44:5One shall say, I am Jehovah's; and another shall call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall write with his hand: [I am] Jehovah's, and surname [himself] by the name of Israel.
- Jeremiah 31:33For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith Jehovah: I will put my law in their inward parts, and will write it in their heart; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Jeremiah 32:38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
- Ezekiel 36:38As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her set feasts, so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I [am] Jehovah.
- Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on my name, and I will answer them: I will say, It is my people; and they shall say, Jehovah is my God.
- Malachi 3:17And they shall be unto me a peculiar treasure, saith Jehovah of hosts, in the day that I prepare; and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
- John 17:9I demand concerning them; I do not demand concerning the world, but concerning those whom thou hast given me, for they are thine,
Commentaries on Acts 27:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23The - God, whose I am, and whom I serve - This Divine communication was intended to give credit to the apostle and to his doctrine; and, in such perilous circumstances, to speak so confidently, when every appearance was against him, argued the fullest persuasion of the truth of what he spoke; and the fulfillment, so exactly coinciding with the prediction, must have shown these heathens that the God whom Paul served must be widely different from theirs.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23There stood by me - There appeared to me. The angel of God - The messages of God were often communicated by angels. See Hebrews 1:14. This does not mean that there was any particular angel, but simply an angel. Whose I am - Of the God to whom I belong. This is an expression of Paul‘s entire devotedness to him. Whom I serve - In the gospel. To whom and to whose cause I am entirely devoted.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 They did not hearken to the apostle when he warned them of their danger; yet if they acknowledge their folly, and repent of it, he will speak comfort and relief to them when in danger. Most people bring themselves into trouble, because they do not know when they are well off; they come to harm and loss by aiming to mend their condition, often against advice. Observe the solemn profession Paul made of relation to God. No storms or tempests can…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-26Paul spoke to the crew. He first criticized them for not listening to him (27:10–12). Then, he encouraged them by sharing the angel's assurance that everyone would survive.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2621-26. But after long abstinence--(See on Ac 27:33). "The hardships which the crew endured during a gale of such continuance, and their exhaustion from laboring at the pumps and hunger, may be imagined, but are not described" [Smith]. Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened to me, &c.--not meaning to reflect on them for the past, but to claim their confidence for what he was now to say:Read the comment
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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
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