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saying,λέγων‘Do notΜὴbe afraid,φοβοῦPaul;Παῦλεyouσεmustδεῖstand beforeπαραστῆναιCaesar;Καίσαρίandκαὶlook,ἰδοὺGodὁ θεὸςhas grantedκεχάρισταίyouσοιallπάνταςthose who are sailingτοὺς πλέονταςwithμετὰyou.’σοῦ
Acts 27:24
Study it in the app“saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and look, God has granted you all those who are sailing with you.’”
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:24, word by word
- sayingλέγωνlegōn
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legōn” appears- be afraidφοβοῦphobou
be afraid
To be afraid: "do not fear".
Where else “phobou” appears- PaulΠαῦλεPaule
Paul
Paul: the Roman name of the apostle Saul; also Sergius Paulus, proconsul of Cyprus.
Where else “Paule” appears- mustδεῖdei
must
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appears- stand beforeπαραστῆναιparastēnai
stand by
To be there, or for the time to arrive.
Where else “parastēnai” appears- CaesarΚαίσαρίKaisari
Caesar
Caesar: the title of the Roman emperor.
Where else “Kaisari” appears- Godθεὸςtheos
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theos” appears- has grantedκεχάρισταίkecharistai
grant
To give something at no cost, out of kindness.
Where else “kecharistai” appears- those who are sailingπλέονταςpleontas
sail
Sail.
Where else “pleontas” appears
The context
23For this night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,
24 · This verse (above)
25So take heart, men, for I believe God that it will be so, just as it has been told to me.
To study Acts 27 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul tell the men on the ship as the storm drags on, and why? (vv. 21-26)
2. What it means
When the sailors want to escape in the boat, why does Paul say they must stay on the ship? (vv. 30-32)
3. How I live it
In the storm, Paul urged everyone to eat and not lose hope (vv. 33-36). How do you stay calm and look after others in a crisis?