English Standard Version
Acts 27:34
34Therefore 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."
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.”
- 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.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish.”
Context of Acts 27:34
32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship's boat and let it go. 33As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing. 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." 35And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat. 36Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves.
Read all of Acts 27Acts 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 have compassion on the crowd because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat. And I am unwilling to send them away hungry, lest they faint on the way."
- Mark 8:2"I have compassion on the crowd, because they have been with me now three days and have nothing to eat.
- Philippians 2:5Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus,
- 1 Timothy 5:23(No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)
- 1 Kings 1:52And Solomon said, "If he will show himself a worthy man, not one of his hairs shall fall to the earth, but if wickedness is found in him, he shall die."
- Matthew 10:30But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
- Luke 12:7Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value 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
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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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