Acts 27:22

And now I counsel you to be of good comfort [or of good heart], for loss of no person of you shall be [or soothly there shall be loss of no soul of you], (no), except of the ship.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

21And when much fasting had been, then Paul stood in the middle of them, and said, A! men [or O! men], it behooved, when ye heard me, not to have taken away the ship from Crete, and get this wrong and (this) casting out.

23For an angel of God, whose I am, and to whom I serve, stood nigh to me in this night,

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Cross References

1 Samuel 30:6And David was full sorry; certainly all the people would have stoned David, for the soul of each man was bitter on their sons and daughters. Forsooth David was comforted in his Lord God. (And David was in great trouble; yea, all the men would have stoned David, for all of them were bitter over losing their sons and daughters. But David was strengthened by the Lord his God.)

Job 2:4To whom Satan answered, and said, A man shall give skin for skin, and all things that he hath for his life;

Psalms 112:7he shall not dread of an evil hearing. His heart is ready for to hope in the Lord; (he shall not fear to hear bad news. His heart is always ready to trust in the Lord;)

Acts 23:11And in the night (pur)suing the Lord stood nigh to him, and said, Be thou steadfast; for as thou hast witnessed of me in Jerusalem, so it behooveth thee to witness also at Rome. (And on the following night the Lord stood near to him, and said, Be thou resolute; for as thou hast testified about me in Jerusalem, it behooveth thee to also testify about me in Rome.)

Acts 27:31Paul said to the centurion and to the knights, But these dwell in the ship, ye may not be made safe. (Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Unless these men stay on the ship, ye shall not be saved.)

Acts 27:36And all were made of better comfort, [or (were) made more patient, or hardy], and they took meat. (And all were strengthened, after they had eaten some food.)

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 →

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