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Acts 27:38 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea. "

Acts 27:38

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36 Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.

37 In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.

38 When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

39 When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.

40 Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

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Acts 27:1

"When it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band."

Acts 27:2

"Embarking in a ship of Adramyttium, which was about to sail to places on the coast of Asia, we put to sea, Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica being with us."

Acts 27:3

"The next day, we touched at Sidon. Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him permission to go to his friends and refresh himself."

Acts 27:4

"Putting to sea from there, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were contrary."

Acts 27:5

"When we had sailed across the sea which is off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia."

Acts 27:6

"There the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy, and he put us on board."

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