Acts 27:19

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.”

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BSBPD

“On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and on the third <FI>day<Fi> with our own hands the tackling of the ship we cast out,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 27:19 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 2:4“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.
  2. Ecclesiastes 3:6a time to search and a time to count as lost, a time to keep and a time to discard,
  3. Jonah 1:5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
  4. Mark 8:35For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
  5. Luke 9:24For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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