Acts 27:36

Acts 27:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.
• New International Version (NIV)They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they were all encouraged, and also took food themselves.

Context of Acts 27:36

34You 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. Everyone became less afraid and we all ate some food. 37There were 276 people on the ship. 38After everyone had eaten enough, the sailors threw bags of wheat off the ship into the sea. Then the ship was not so heavy.

Acts 27:36 word by word

εὔθυμοι δὲ γενόμενοι πάντες καὶ αὐτοὶ προσελάβοντο τροφῆς·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• wereγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• they allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• of good cheerεὔθυμοςeuthumos · encouragingG2115
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• also tookπροσλαμβάνωproslambanō · to takeG4355
• meatτροφήtrophē · foodG5160

Cross-references for Acts 27:36

• Psalms 27:14Wait for the Lord to help you! Be strong and brave. Yes, wait for the Lord to help you!
• 2 Corinthians 1:4Whenever we have trouble, he comforts us. Because of that, we ourselves can comfort other people. When they have any kind of trouble, we can comfort them, in the same way that God has comforted us.

Commentaries on Acts 27:36

• 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. 36-37The food gave new strength and hope to the scared and tired crew and prisoners. 276 of us: This number matches what we know about ships carrying grain from that time period.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 27:36

• 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