Acts 27:19

And on the third day, they let all the sailing apparatus go over the side.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

In Context

18And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;

20And as we had not seen the sun or stars for a long time, and a great storm was on us, all hope of salvation was gone.

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 3:6A time for search and a time for loss; a time to keep and a time to give away;

Mark 8:35Whoever has a desire to keep his life, will have it taken from him; and whoever gives up his life because of me and the good news, will keep it.

Matthew Henry on Acts 27:13-21

Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west. 13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. 14 But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. 15 And when the ship was… Read the whole commentary →

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