Acts 27:23

Acts 27:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
• New International Version (NIV)Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
• English Standard Version (ESV)For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,

Context of Acts 27:23

21When they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, “Men, you ought to have followed my advice and not to have set sail from Crete and incurred this damage and loss. 22Yet now I urge you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me, 24saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those who are sailing with you.’ 25Therefore, keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that it will turn out exactly as I have been told.

Acts 27:23 word by word

παρέστη γάρ μοι ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τοῦ θεοῦ οὗ εἰμι ᾧ καὶ λατρεύω ἄγγελοςRead the interlinear

• For thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• very nightνύξnux · nightG3571
• an angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• of the Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• to whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I belongεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• I serveλατρεύωlatreuō · to ministerG3000
• stoodπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936

Cross-references for Acts 27:23

• Acts 5:19But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the gates of the prison, and taking them out he said,
• Acts 12:8And the angel said to him, “Gird yourself and put on your sandals.” And he did so. And he said to him, “Wrap your cloak around you and follow me.”
• Acts 23:11But on the night immediately following, the Lord stood at his side and said, “Take courage; for as you have solemnly witnessed to My cause at Jerusalem, so you must witness at Rome also.”
• Daniel 6:22My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths and they have not harmed me, inasmuch as I was found innocent before Him; and also toward you, O king, I have committed no crime.”
• Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to render service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?
• Revelation 22:16“I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”
• Exodus 19:5Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine;
• Deuteronomy 32:9For the Lord’s portion is His people; Jacob is the allotment of His inheritance.
• Psalms 135:4For the Lord has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His own possession.
• Isaiah 44:5This one will say, ‘I am the Lord’s’; And that one will call on the name of Jacob; And another will write on his hand, ‘Belonging to the Lord,’ And will name Israel’s name with honor.
• Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
• Jeremiah 32:38They shall be My people, and I will be their God;
• Ezekiel 36:38Like the flock for sacrifices, like the flock at Jerusalem during her appointed feasts, so will the waste cities be filled with flocks of men. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”’”
• Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”
• Malachi 3:17“They will be Mine,” says the Lord of hosts, “on the day that I prepare My own possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his own son who serves him.”
• John 17:9I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours;

Commentaries on Acts 27:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23The - God, whose I am, and whom I serve - This Divine communication was intended to give credit to the apostle and to his doctrine; and, in such perilous circumstances, to speak so confidently, when every appearance was against him, argued the fullest persuasion of the truth of what he spoke; and the fulfillment, so exactly coinciding with the prediction, must have shown these heathens that the God whom Paul served must be widely different from theirs.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23There stood by me - There appeared to me. The angel of God - The messages of God were often communicated by angels. See Hebrews 1:14. This does not mean that there was any particular angel, but simply an angel. Whose I am - Of the God to whom I belong. This is an expression of Paul‘s entire devotedness to him. Whom I serve - In the gospel. To whom and to whose cause I am entirely devoted.Read the comment
• 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 27:23

• Angel (Holy Trinity)
• Angel (a Spirit)
• Mariners (Sailors)
• Paul
• Prophecy
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Angel of God
• Angel
• Cheer
• Close
• Creek
• Crete
• Dream
• Euroclydon

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