New English Translation
Acts 27:22
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 27:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship.
- New International Version (NIV)But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
Context of Acts 27:22
20When 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. And 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. 23For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me 24and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul! You must stand before Caesar, and God has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you.’
Read all of Acts 27Acts 27:22 word by word
καὶ τὰ νῦν παραινῶ ὑμᾶς εὐθυμεῖν· ἀποβολὴ γὰρ ψυχῆς οὐδεμία ἔσται ἐξ ὑμῶν πλὴν τοῦ πλοίου.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- nowτανῦνtanun ta nun · nowG3569
- I exhortπαραινέωparaineō · to urgeG3867
- youσύsu · youG4771
- to beεὐθυμέωeuthumeō · be cheerfulG2114
- of good cheerἀποβολήapobolē · deprivationG580
- forγάρgar · forG1063
- there shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- no lossοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
- ofψυχήpsuchē · soul: lifeG5590
- lifeψυχήpsuchē · soul: lifeG5590
- amongἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- butπλήνplēn · but/howeverG4133
- of the shipὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- of the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
Cross-references for Acts 27:22
- Acts 27:25Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be just as I have been told.
- Acts 23:11The following night the Lord stood near Paul and said, “Have courage, for just as you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
- 1 Samuel 30:6David was very upset, for the men were thinking of stoning him; each man grieved bitterly over his sons and daughters. But David drew strength from the Lord his God.
- Ezra 10:2Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, from the descendants of Elam, addressed Ezra: “We have been unfaithful to our God by marrying foreign women from the local peoples. Nonetheless, there is still hope for Israel in this regard.
- Job 22:29When people are brought low and you say ‘Lift them up!’ then he will save the downcast;
- Psalms 112:7He does not fear bad news. He is confident; he trusts in the Lord.
- Isaiah 43:1Now, this is what the Lord says, the one who created you, O Jacob, and formed you, O Israel: “Don’t be afraid, for I will protect you. I call you by name, you are mine.
- 2 Corinthians 1:4who comforts us in all our troubles so that we may be able to comfort those experiencing any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8We are experiencing trouble on every side, but are not crushed; we are perplexed, but not driven to despair;
- Acts 27:31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
- Job 2:4But Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for skin! Indeed, a man will give up all that he has to save his life!
Commentaries on Acts 27:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22There shall be no loss of - life - This must be joyous news to those from whom all hope that they should be saved was taken away: Acts 27:20.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22There shall be no loss - This must have been cheering news to those who had given up all for lost. As Patti had manifested great wisdom in his former advice to them, they might be now more disposed to listen to him. The reason why he believed they would be safe, he immediately states.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
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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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