Acts 27:25 — Meaning and Application

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“Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.”

Acts 27:25

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For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;

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Acts 27:1

"And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto {one} named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band."

Acts 27:2

"And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; {one} Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us."

Acts 27:3

"And the next {day} we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave {him} liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself."

Acts 27:4

"And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary."

Acts 27:5

"And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, {a city} of Lycia."

Acts 27:6

"And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein."

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