Acts 27:18

Acts 27:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
• New International Version (NIV)We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Since we were violently storm-tossed, they began the next day to jettison the cargo.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And because we were exceedingly tempest-tossed, the next day they lightened the ship.

Context of Acts 27:18

16As we ran under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were barely able to get control of the dinghy. 17When the crew had hoisted it up, they made use of ropes to undergird the ship. Then fearing they might run aground on the Syrtis, they let down the anchor and so were driven along. But as we were violently battered by the storm, the next day they began throwing cargo overboard. 19On the third day, they threw out the ship’s gear with their own hands. 20With neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm pressing on us, all hope of our survival was vanishing.

Acts 27:18 word by word

σφοδρῶς δὲ χειμαζομένων ἡμῶν τῇ ἑξῆς ἐκβολὴν ἐποιοῦντο·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• weἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• being exceedinglyσφοδρῶςsphodrōs · violentlyG4971
• tossed with a tempestχειμάζωcheimazō · be storm-tossedG5492
• the nextἑξῆςhexēs · next/afterwardG1836
• they lightenedποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• the shipἐκβολήekbolē · jettisoningG1546

Cross-references for Acts 27:18

• Psalms 107:27They reeled and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill was bewildered.
• Acts 27:19On the third day, they threw out the ship’s gear with their own hands.
• Jonah 1:5So the sailors were afraid and cried out, each man to his own god. Then they cast the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten it. But Jonah had gone down into the lowest part of the ship, to lay down and fell fast asleep.
• Matthew 16:26For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world but forfeits his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
• Luke 16:8“Now the master praised the crooked manager because he had acted shrewdly, for the sons of this age are smarter when dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.
• Philippians 3:7But whatever things were gain to me, these I have considered as loss for the sake of the Messiah.
• Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also get rid of every weight and entangling sin. Let us run with endurance the race set before us,

Commentaries on Acts 27:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Lightened the ship - Of what, we know not; but it was probably cumbrous wares, by which the deck was thronged, and which were prejudicial to the due trim of the vessel.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18They lightened the ship - By throwing out a part of the cargo.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. 1-441. we should sail, &c.--The "we" here reintroduces the historian as one of the company. Not that he had left the apostle from the time when he last included himself (Ac 21:18), but the apostle was parted from him by his arrest and imprisonment, until now, when they met in the ship. delivered Paul and certain other prisoners--State prisoners going to be tried at Rome; of which several instances are on record. Julius--who treats the apostle throughout with…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 27:18

• Mariners (Sailors)
• Paul
• Prophecy

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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