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ThereforeδιὸI urgeπαρακαλῶyouὑμᾶςto takeμεταλαβεῖνfood,τροφῆςforγὰρthisτοῦτοisὑπάρχειforπρὸςyourτῆς ὑμετέραςsalvation;σωτηρίαςforγὰρnot a hairοὐδενὸς θρὶξfromἀπὸthe headτῆς κεφαλῆςof any of youὑμῶνwill perish.”ἀπολεῖται
Acts 27:34
Study it in the app“Therefore I urge you to take food, for this is for your salvation; for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.””
With the Greek beneath
Acts 27:34, word by word
- Thereforeδιὸdio
therefore
"Therefore", "for this reason".
Where else “dio” appears- I urgeπαρακαλῶparakalō
urge
To spur someone on with words to do good.
Where else “parakalō” appears- to takeμεταλαβεῖνmetalabein
receive a share, take
Receive a share of, partake; take, get; of food, eat together.
Where else “metalabein” appears- foodτροφῆςtrophēs
food
Food, nourishment.
Where else “trophēs” appears- isὑπάρχειhyparchei
be
To exist, or to be already in a condition.
Where else “hyparchei” appears- yourὑμετέραςhymeteras
your, yours
Your, yours (of several people).
Where else “hymeteras” appears- salvationσωτηρίαςsōtērias
salvation
Here: here, their survival
Salvation.
Where else “sōtērias” appears- not a hairθρὶξthrix
hair
Hair.
Where else “thrix” appears- the headκεφαλῆςkephalēs
head
The top part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “kephalēs” appears- will perishἀπολεῖταιapoleitai
lose
To be left without something or someone one had.
Where else “apoleitai” appears
The context
33And until day was about to dawn, Paul kept urging everyone to take food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued waiting and without food, having taken nothing.
34 · This verse (above)
35And after saying these things and taking bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and breaking it he began to eat.
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?