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Acts 27:38 Cross-References
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“And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.”
Acts 27:38 (KJV)
Commentary on Acts 27:38
And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. This verse describes a critical moment during Paul's voyage to Rome. The Greek word for "eaten enough" (korennymi, κορέννυμι) means to be satisfied or filled, indicating they ate to full strength after days of fasting due to the storm. This meal followed Paul's prophetic encouragement and the breaking of bread (v. 35), which some scholars see as echoing the Lord's Supper."Lightened the ship" (kouphizō, κουφίζω) was a desperate measure to keep the vessel afloat. The "wheat" (sitos, σῖτος) being cast ov...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Acts 27:38
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“the next day they began to throw things overboard.”
“if he gains the whole world”
“and said”
“seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses”