Acts 27:20

Acts 27:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
• New International Version (NIV)When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest beat on us, all hope that we would be saved was finally given up.

Context of Acts 27:20

18The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, they began throwing the cargo overboard, 19and on the third day they threw the ship’s gear overboard with their own hands. When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved. 21Since many of them had no desire to eat, Paul stood up among them and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not put out to sea from Crete, thus avoiding this damage and loss. 22And now I advise you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship will be lost.

Acts 27:20 word by word

μήτε δὲ ἡλίου μήτε ἄστρων ἐπιφαινόντων ἐπὶ πλείονας ἡμέρας, χειμῶνός τε οὐκ ὀλίγου ἐπικειμένου λοιπὸν περιῃρεῖτο ἐλπὶς πᾶσα τοῦ σῴζεσθαι ἡμᾶς.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• when neitherμήτεmēte · neitherG3383
• sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• starsἄστρονastron · starG798
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• manyπλείων, πλεῖονpleiōn pleion pleon · greaterG4119
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• appearedἐπιφαίνωepiphainō · to appearG2014
• andτεte · and/bothG5037
• noοὐou · noG3756
• smallὀλίγοςoligos · little/fewG3641
• tempestχειμώνcheimōn · winterG5494
• lay onἐπίκειμαιepikeimai · to lay onG1945
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• hopeἐλπίςelpis · hopeG1680
• that weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• should be savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• wasπεριαιρέωperiaireō · to take awayG4014
• thenλοιπόνloipon · henceforthG3063

Cross-references for Acts 27:20

• Exodus 10:21The Lord said to Moses, “Extend your hand toward heaven so that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness so thick it can be felt.”
• Psalms 105:28He made it dark; they did not disobey his orders.
• Matthew 24:29“Immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken.
• Psalms 107:25He gave the order for a windstorm, and it stirred up the waves of the sea.
• Jonah 1:4But the Lord hurled a powerful wind on the sea. Such a violent tempest arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break up!
• Matthew 8:24And a great storm developed on the sea so that the waves began to swamp the boat. But he was asleep.
• 2 Corinthians 11:25Three times I was beaten with a rod. Once I received a stoning. Three times I suffered shipwreck. A night and a day I spent adrift in the open sea.
• Isaiah 57:10Because of the long distance you must travel, you get tired, but you do not say, ‘I give up.’ You get renewed energy, so you don’t collapse.
• Jeremiah 2:25Do not chase after other gods until your shoes wear out and your throats become dry. But you say, ‘It is useless for you to try and stop me because I love those foreign gods and want to pursue them!’
• Ezekiel 37:11Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones are all the house of Israel. Look, they are saying, ‘Our bones are dry, our hope has perished; we are cut off.’
• Ephesians 2:12that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.
• 1 Thessalonians 4:13Now we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve like the rest who have no hope.

Commentaries on Acts 27:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Neither sun nor stars in many days appeared - And consequently they could make no observation; and, having no magnetical needle, could not tell in what direction they were going.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Neither sun nor stars … - As they could see neither san nor stars, they could make no observations; and as they had no compass, they would be totally ignorant of their situation, and they gave up all as lost.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 27:20

• Despondency
• Mariners (Sailors)
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Paul
• Prophecy

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