Acts 27:25
Therefore, men, be ye courageous; for I confide in God, that it will be as was told to me.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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
26Yet we are to be cast upon a certain island.
Cross References
Luke 1:45And happy is she that believed; for there will be a fulfillment of those things that were told her by the Lord.
Acts 27:21And as no one had taken a meal of food, Paul now stood up in the midst of them, and said: If ye had given heed to me, O men, we should not have sailed from Crete, and we should have been exempt from this loss and peril.
Romans 4:20And he did not hesitate at the promise of God, as one lacking faith; but he was strong in faith, and gave 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 →