Acts 27:25
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God that it shall so be, as it hath been told me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
In Context
26And we must come unto a certain island.
Cross References
Numbers 23:19God is not a man, that he should lie, nor as the son of man, that he should be changed. Hath he said then, and will he not do? hath he spoken, and will he not fulfil?
Luke 1:45And blessed art thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that were spoken to thee by the Lord.
Acts 27:21And after they had fasted a long time, Paul standing forth in the midst of them, said: You should indeed, O ye men, have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and have gained this harm and loss.
Romans 4:20In the promise also of God he staggered not by distrust; but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God:
Matthew Henry on Acts 27:22-44
Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. 23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them… Read the whole commentary →