Acts 27:19

Acts 27:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
• New International Version (NIV)On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And on the third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.
• New King James Version (NKJV)On the third day we threw the ship’s tackle overboard with our own hands.

Context of Acts 27:19

17The men pulled it up on deck. Then they passed ropes under the ship to reinforce it. Fearing that they would hit the large sandbank off the shores of Libya, they lowered the sail and were carried along by the wind. 18We continued to be tossed so violently by the storm that the next day the men began to throw the cargo overboard. On the third day they threw the ship’s equipment overboard. 20For a number of days we couldn’t see the sun or the stars. The storm wouldn’t let up. It was so severe that we finally began to lose any hope of coming out of it alive. 21Since hardly anyone wanted to eat, Paul stood among them and said, “Men, you should have followed my advice not to sail from Crete. You would have avoided this disaster and loss.

Acts 27:19 word by word

καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ αὐτόχειρες τὴν σκευὴν τοῦ πλοίου ἔρριψαν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the thirdτρίτοςtritos · thirdG5154
• we cast outῥίπτωrhiptō̄ · to throw/lay downG4496
• with our own handsαὐτόχειρautocheir · with one’s own handG849
• the tacklingσκευήskeuē · gearG4631
• of the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143

Cross-references for Acts 27:19

• Job 2:4Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! Certainly, a man will give everything he has for his life.
• Jonah 1:5The sailors were afraid, and they cried to their gods for help. They began to throw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship’s load. Now, Jonah had gone below deck and was lying there sound asleep.
• Mark 8:35Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me and for the Good News will save them.
• Luke 9:24Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will save them.

Commentaries on Acts 27:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The tackling of the ship - ; All supernumerary anchors, cables, baggage, etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The tackling of the ship - The anchors, sails, cables, baggage, etc. That is, everything that was not indispensable to its preservation, for it seems still Acts 27:29 that they retained some of their anchors on board.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-20Verses 12-20 Those who launch forth on the ocean of this world, with a fair gale, know not what storms they may meet with; and therefore must not easily take it for granted that they have obtained their purpose. Let us never expect to be quite safe till we enter heaven. They saw neither sun nor stars for many days. Thus melancholy sometimes is the condition of the people of God as to their spiritual matters; they walk in darkness, and have no light. See…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-20The violent and persistent storm forced the crew to throw the cargo over the side of the boat (compare Jonah 1:5). The crew had lost hope.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. cast out with our own hands--passengers and crew together. the tackling of the ship--whatever they could do without that carried weight. This further effort to lighten the ship seems to show that it was now in a leaking condition, as will presently appear more evident.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 27:19

• Mariners (Sailors)
• Paul
• Prophecy
• Ship

In the dictionaries

• Third Day
• Cheer
• Close
• Creek
• Crete
• Euroclydon
• Exhort
• Fast
• Gain
• Hinder

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