Acts 27:37 KJV
And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
Scofield Notes
- two hundredSome ancient authorities read, about threescore and sixteen souls.
Matthew Henry
- Paul encourages those with himGod, who appointed the end, that they should be saved, appointed the means, that they should be saved by the help of these shipmen. Duty is ours, events are...
Cross References
- Acts 2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
- Acts 7:14 Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
- Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
- 1 Peter 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
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Topics
- Commerce Transportation of passengers
- Luke To Rome
- Mariners (sailors) Perils of Mariners
- Paul The ship encounters a storm; Paul encourages and comforts the officers and crew; the soldiers advise putting the prisoners to death; the...
- Prisoners Paul
- Prophecy The destruction of the ship (on which Paul and the others sailed) predicted and fulfilled
- Ship For passenger traffic
Timeline
- Timeline of the BibleAbout AD 62–63 · Paul Sails for Rome
Greek and Strong’s
- And δὲ de δέ Conjunction
- we were Ἤμεν Ēmen Verb · imperfect active indicative, first person plural ἦν ēn
- in all αἱ hai Article · nominative feminine plural πᾶσαι pasai πᾶς Article · nominative feminine plural
- in ἐν en ἐν Preposition
- the ship τῷ tō Article · dative neuter singular πλοίῳ ploiō πλοῖον Noun · dative neuter singular
- two hundred Διακόσιαι Diakosiai διακόσιοι Adjective · nominative feminine plural
- threescore ἑβδομηκοντα hebdomēkonta ἑβδομήκοντα Adjective · nominative feminine plural
- and sixteen έξ ex ἕξ Adjective · nominative feminine plural
- souls ψυχαί psychai ψυχή Noun · nominative feminine plural
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