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

32So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the small boat to the ship. The small boat fell into the water and the wind blew it away. 33Now it was almost dawn. Paul said to everyone, ‘Please eat some food. You have now waited for 14 days for the storm to stop. You did not know what would happen. You have not eaten anything during all that time. You must eat some food now. Then you will be strong enough to stay alive. None of you will die. You will not even lose one hair from your head.’ 35After Paul said this, he took some bread in his hands. He stood in front of them all and he thanked God for the bread. Then he broke the bread into pieces and he began to eat it. 36Everyone became less afraid and we all 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 told his disciples to come to him. ‘I feel sorry for this crowd,’ he said to them. ‘They have been here with me now for three days. They do not have any food. I do not want to send them away while they are hungry. They might fall down during their journey because they are weak.’
• Mark 8:2‘I feel sorry for this crowd. They have been here with me now for three days and they do not have any food.
• Philippians 2:5You should think about things in the same way that Christ Jesus thought:
• 1 Timothy 5:23I know that you often become ill. So do not drink only water, but drink a little wine. This will help your stomach to keep well.
• 1 Kings 1:52Solomon said, ‘If he serves me faithfully, I will not hurt him at all. But if he turns against me, he will die.’
• Matthew 10:30God even knows how many hairs there are on your head.
• Luke 12:7God even knows how many hairs there are on your head. So do not be afraid of those people who are against you. You are more valuable to God than many little birds.
• Luke 21:18But your life will be safe with me. You will not lose even one hair from your head.

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