Acts 27:38

“And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Acts 27:38

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

When they had eaten enough, they {began} to lighten the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And when they had had enough food, they made the weight of the ship less, turning the grain out into the sea.
- Basic English Bible

After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

And having satisfied themselves with food, they lightened the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.
- Darby Bible

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
- English Revised Version

When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Acts 27:38

Wesley's Notes for Acts 27:38


27:38 Casting out the wheat - So firmly did they now depend on what St. Paul had said.



People's Bible Notes for Acts 27:38


Ac 27:38 They lightened the ship. It was needful to beach it in just as shallow water as possible. And cast out the wheat into the sea. Hence the cargo was thrown overboard. As might be expected in an Alexandrian ship, the cargo was wheat. Egypt was then the granary of Rome.

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