“And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.”
King James Version (KJV)
27:33 Ye continue fasting, having taken nothing - No regular meal, through a deep sense of their extreme danger. Let us not wonder then, if men who have a deep sense of their extreme danger of everlasting death, for a time forget even to eat their bread, or to attend to their worldly affairs. Much less let us censure that as madness, which may be the beginning of true wisdom.
27:34 This is for your preservation - That ye may be the better able to swim to shore.
27:36 Then they were all encouraged - By his example, as well as words.
Ac 27:35,36 He took bread, and gave thanks. As Paul was wont to do before eating; as Christ himself did (Mt 14:19 Joh 6:11). Began to eat. To encourage them by his example. It had its effect, for "they were all of good cheer, and they also took meat" (Ac 27:36).
And when hee had thus spoken, hee tooke bread, and gaue thankes to God in presence of them all, and when he had broken it, he began to eate.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; and he brake it, and began to eat.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when he had said this and had taken bread, he gave praise to God before them all, and took a meal of the broken bread.
- Basic English Bible
And, having said these things and taken a loaf, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken it began to eat.
- Darby Bible
And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and when he had broken it, he began to eat.
- Webster's Bible
Having said this he took some bread, and, after giving thanks to God for it before them all, he broke it in pieces and began to eat it.
- Weymouth Bible
When he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it, and began to eat.
- World English Bible
And whanne he hadde seid these thingis, Poul took breed, and dide thankyngis to God in the siyt of alle men; and whanne he hadde brokun, he bigan to eete.
- Wycliffe Bible
and having said these things, and having taken bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken [it], he began to eat;
- Youngs Literal Bible