Acts 27:25

Acts 27:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
• New International Version (NIV)So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be just as it was told me.
• New Living Translation (NLT)So take courage! For I believe God. It will be just as he said.

Context of Acts 27:25

23For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, 24and he said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.' So take heart, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. 26But we must run aground on some island." 27When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land.

Acts 27:25 word by word

διὸ εὐθυμεῖτε ἄνδρες· πιστεύω γὰρ τῷ θεῷ ὅτι οὕτως ἔσται καθ᾽ ὃν τρόπον λελάληταί μοι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whereforeδιόdio · thereforeG1352
• sirsἀνήρanēr · manG435
• be of good cheerεὐθυμέωeuthumeō · be cheerfulG2114
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• I believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• Godὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• itοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• evenκατάkata · according toG2596
• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• asτρόποςtropos · wayG5158
• it was toldλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• meἐγώegō · I/weG1473

Cross-references for Acts 27:25

• Acts 27:11But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
• Numbers 23:19God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?
• 2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose early in the morning and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. And when they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Hear me, Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe his prophets, and you will succeed."
• Luke 1:45And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord."
• Romans 4:20No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God,
• 2 Timothy 1:12which is why I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that day what has been entrusted to me.

Commentaries on Acts 27:25

• 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

Topics related to Acts 27:25

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

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Cheer
• Close
• Creek
• Crete
• Euroclydon
• Exhort
• Fast
• Gain

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