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Acts 27:18 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Acts 27:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Acts chapter 27 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship ;”
Acts 27:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 27:18
We being exceedingly tossed with a tempest—The Greek σφοδρῶς χειμαζομένων (sphodrōs cheimazomenōn) means 'violently storm-tossed,' conveying relentless battering. The next day they lightened the ship (ἐκβολὴν ἐποιοῦντο, ekbolēn epoiounto, 'they made a throwing out')—jettisoning cargo, likely the wheat destined for Rome. Economically catastrophic, this desperate measure reduced weight and raised the waterline. Spiritually symbolic: crisis forces us to jettison what we valued—success, security, possessions—to survive. The progression (vv. 18-19, 38) shows escalating desperation: cargo, then ship...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 27:18
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“and cried every man to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea”
“they lightened the ship”
“if he gains the whole world”
“seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses”
“they threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands.”
“what things were gain to me”
“and stagger like a drunken man”