Tree of Life Version
Acts 27:23
23For this very night, there came to me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve.
Acts 27:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
- New International Version (NIV)Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
- English Standard Version (ESV)For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,
- New King James Version (NKJV)For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,
Context of Acts 27:23
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. For this very night, there came to me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve. 24He said, ‘Do not fear, Paul. You must stand before Caesar; and indeed, God has granted you all who are sailing with you.’ 25So take heart, men, for I trust God that it will be exactly as I have been told.
Read all of Acts 27Acts 27:23 word by word
παρέστη γάρ μοι ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τοῦ θεοῦ οὗ εἰμι ᾧ καὶ λατρεύω ἄγγελοςRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- there stoodπαρίστημιparistēmi paristanō · to stand byG3936
- by meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- nightὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- nightνύξnux · nightG3571
- the angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
- whoseὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- I amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- I serveλατρεύωlatreuō · to ministerG3000
Cross-references for Acts 27:23
- Acts 5:19But during the night an angel of Adonai opened the prison doors, and leading them out he said,
- Acts 12:8Then the angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on your sandals,” and he did so. Then he tells him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.”
- Acts 23:11The following night the Lord stood beside Paul and said, “Take courage! For just as you have testified about Me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome!”
- Daniel 6:22Daniel spoke to the king: “May the king live forever!
- Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service to those about to inherit salvation?
- Revelation 22:16I, Yeshua, have sent My angel to testify these things to you for My communities. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.”
- Exodus 19:5Now then, if you listen closely to My voice, and keep My covenant, then you will be My own treasure from among all people, for all the earth is Mine.
- Deuteronomy 32:9But Adonai’s portion is His people— Jacob is the share of His inheritance.
- Psalms 135:4For Adonai has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel as His treasured possession.
- Isaiah 44:5This one will say, ‘I am Adonai’s.’ That one will be called by the name Jacob. Another will write on his hand, ‘Adonai’s’ and will take the name Israel.”
- Jeremiah 31:33No longer will each teach his neighbor or each his brother, saying: ‘Know Adonai,’ for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.” it is a declaration of Adonai. “For I will forgive their iniquity, their sin I will remember no more.”
- Jeremiah 32:38They will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Ezekiel 36:38Like the holy flock, like the flock of Jerusalem during her moadim, so the waste cities will be filled with flocks of people. Then they will know that I am Adonai.”
- Zechariah 13:9This third I will bring through the fire. I will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them as gold is tested. They will call on My Name and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will answer, ‘Adonai is my God.’
- Malachi 3:17“So they shall be Mine,”—says Adonai-Tzva’ot—“ in the day I make My own special possession. So I will spare them, as one spares his son serving him.
- John 17:9I ask on their behalf. Not on behalf of the world do I ask, but on behalf of those You have given Me, for they are Yours.
Commentaries on Acts 27:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23The - God, whose I am, and whom I serve - This Divine communication was intended to give credit to the apostle and to his doctrine; and, in such perilous circumstances, to speak so confidently, when every appearance was against him, argued the fullest persuasion of the truth of what he spoke; and the fulfillment, so exactly coinciding with the prediction, must have shown these heathens that the God whom Paul served must be widely different from theirs.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23There stood by me - There appeared to me. The angel of God - The messages of God were often communicated by angels. See Hebrews 1:14. This does not mean that there was any particular angel, but simply an angel. Whose I am - Of the God to whom I belong. This is an expression of Paul‘s entire devotedness to him. Whom I serve - In the gospel. To whom and to whose cause I am entirely devoted.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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