Tree of Life Version
Acts 27:20
20With neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm pressing on us, all hope of our survival was vanishing.
Acts 27:20 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
18But 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. With neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm pressing on us, all hope of our survival was vanishing. 21As they had long been without food, Paul stood up in their midst and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not sailed from Crete, to avoid this disaster and loss. 22Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you—but only of the ship.
Read all of Acts 27Acts 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 10:21Then Adonai said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward heaven, and there will be darkness over the land of Egypt—a darkness that may be felt.”
- Psalms 105:28He sent darkness, and it was dark, so they did not rebel against His words.
- Matthew 24:29“But immediately after the trouble of those days, ‘the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light and the stars will fall from heaven and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’
- Psalms 107:25For He spoke and raised a stormy wind, lifting up towering waves.
- Jonah 1:4Then Adonai hurled a forceful wind into the sea and there was such a mighty storm on the sea that the ship was about to shatter.
- Matthew 8:24Suddenly a great storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being covered by the waves. But Yeshua kept on sleeping.
- 2 Corinthians 11:25Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I suffered shipwreck. A night and a day I spent in the open sea.
- Isaiah 57:10You wearied of the length of your way, yet you did not say, “It is hopeless!” You found renewed strength, so you did not weaken.
- Jeremiah 2:25Do not run while your feet are bare and your throat is thirsty. But you said ‘There is no hope! No! For I have loved foreign gods and I will go after them.’
- Ezekiel 37:11Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say: ‘Our bones are dried up; our hope is lost; we are cut off—by ourselves.’
- Ephesians 2:12At that time you were separate from Messiah, excluded from the commonwealth 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 may 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
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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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