Acts 27:36

Acts 27:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.
• New International Version (NIV)They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then they were all encouraged, and also took food themselves.

Context of Acts 27:36

34Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head.” 35After he said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat. So all of them were encouraged and took food themselves. 37(We were in all two hundred seventy-six persons on the ship.) 38When they had eaten enough to be satisfied, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.

Acts 27:36 word by word

εὔθυμοι δὲ γενόμενοι πάντες καὶ αὐτοὶ προσελάβοντο τροφῆς·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thenδέde · thenG1161
• wereγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• they allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• of good cheerεὔθυμοςeuthumos · encouragingG2115
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• theyαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• also tookπροσλαμβάνωproslambanō · to takeG4355
• meatτροφήtrophē · foodG5160

Cross-references for Acts 27:36

• Psalms 27:14Rely on the Lord! Be strong and confident! Rely on the Lord!
• 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.

Commentaries on Acts 27:36

• 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. 36-37The food gave new strength and hope to the scared and tired crew and prisoners. 276 of us: This number matches what we know about ships carrying grain from that time period.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

Topics related to Acts 27:36

• Mariners (Sailors)
• Paul
• Prophecy
• Trouble

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