Acts 27:38

Acts 27:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
• New International Version (NIV)When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
• New Living Translation (NLT)After eating, the crew lightened the ship further by throwing the cargo of wheat overboard.

Context of Acts 27:38

36Then they were all encouraged, and also took food themselves. 37And in all we were two hundred and seventy-six persons on the ship. So when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and threw out the wheat into the sea. 39When it was day, they did not recognize the land; but they observed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship if possible. 40And they let go the anchors and left them in the sea, meanwhile loosing the rudder ropes; and they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore.

Acts 27:38 word by word

κορεσθέντες δὲ τροφῆς ἐκούφιζον τὸ πλοῖον ἐκβαλλόμενοι τὸν σῖτον εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And whenδέde · thenG1161
• they had eaten enoughκορέννυμιkorennumi · to satisfyG2880
• ·τροφήtrophē · foodG5160
• they lightenedκουφίζωkouphizō · to lightenG2893
• the shipὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• and cast outἐκβάλλωekballō · to expelG1544
• the wheatσῖτοςsitos · grainG4621
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• the seaθάλασσαthalassa · seaG2281

Cross-references for Acts 27:38

• Acts 27:18And because we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the ship.
• Job 2:4So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
• Jonah 1:5Then the mariners were afraid; and every man cried out to his god, and threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down into the lowest parts of the ship, had lain down, and was fast asleep.
• Matthew 6:25“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
• Matthew 16:26For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
• Hebrews 12:1Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

Commentaries on Acts 27:38

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 38They lightened the ship - They hoped that, by casting out the lading, the ship would draw less water; in consequence of which, they could get nearer the shore.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38They lightened the ship - By casting the wheat into the sea. As they had no hope of saving the cargo, and had no further use for it, they hoped that by throwing the wheat overboard the ship would draw less water, and that thus they would be able to run the vessel on the shore.Read the comment
• 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. 1-44The graphic language describing sailing in the story of Paul's journey to Rome provides one of the best accounts of an ancient sea journey. This is the last "we" section in Acts (see also 16:10–17; 20:5–15; 21:1–18). During Paul's two years of imprisonment, Luke probably researched his gospel throughout Judea and Galilee. Here, as part of Paul's sailing group, he had a personal witness of the dangers at sea.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 38-4038-40. when they had eaten enough, &c.--With fresh strength after the meal, they make a third and last effort to lighten the ship, not only by pumping, as before, but by throwing the whole cargo of wheat into the sea (see on Ac 27:6).Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 27:38

• Mariners (Sailors)
• Paul
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• 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