On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.
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On the third day, they threw out the ship’s tackle with their own hands.
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and the thyrde daye we cast out with oure awne hondes the tacklynge of the shippe.
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And the third day we cast out with our owne hands the tackling of the ship.
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to Acts 27:19 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Job 2:4 Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
- Jonah 1:5 Then the mariners were afraid, and every man cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea to lighten the ship. But Jonah had gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he was laying down, and was fast asleep.
- Mark 8:35-37 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever will lose his life for my sake and the sake of the Good News will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? For what will a man give in exchange for his life?
- Luke 9:24-25 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever will lose his life for my sake, will save it. For what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses or forfeits his own self?
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 19 And the third day we cast out with…
19 And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
Ver. 19. The tackling of the ship] eth hacchelim, Jon 1:15, which is almost our word "tackling."
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain All the ship’s furniture which it had either for…
All the ship’s furniture which it had either for ornament or defence, and not their ballast or lumber only: so willingly do men part with all things for their lives; which yet are but short, and, at best, mixed with care and sorrow, Job 14:1,2.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the third day,.... From the time this storm…
And the third day,.... From the time this storm began, and this tempestuous weather held:
we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship; by which seems to be meant their naval stores and instruments, as sails, ropes, cables, anchors, &c. and yet we afterwards read of their anchors and main sail: it may be rendered, "the furniture of the ship"; and yet it cannot design the ship's provisions, at least all were not cast away; for afterwards mention is made of casting out the wheat into the sea: many versions render it, "the armament of the ship"; and the Ethiopic version adds, "and arms"; the soldiers' arms, and others which belonged to the ship, which were brought with them to defend themselves against an enemy: these, the historian says, "we cast out"; the Apostle Paul's company, Luke and others; but not without the leave and order of the centurion and governor of the ship: the Alexandrian copy, and some others, and the Vulgate Latin version read, "they cast out": which seems most probable.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain We cast out the tackling of the ship -…
We cast out the tackling of the ship - Cutting away even those masts that were not absolutely necessary.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 19. The tackling of the ship.] την σκευην;…
Verse 19. The tackling of the ship.] την σκευην; All supernumerary anchors, cables, baggage, &c.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The tackling of the ship - The anchors, sails,…
The tackling of the ship - The anchors, sails, cables, baggage, etc. That is, everything that was not indispensable to its preservation, for it seems still Act 27:29 that they retained some of their anchors on board.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain The tacking, or furniture of the ship that they…
The tacking, or furniture of the ship that they could spare; others express it, they threw out the lagam. (Witham)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain cast out with our own hands--passengers and crew together.
cast out with our own hands--passengers and crew together.
the tackling of the ship--whatever they could do without that carried weight. This further effort to lighten the ship seems to show that it was now in a leaking condition, as will presently appear more evident.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 19. Third day—After leaving Fair Havens.
19. Third day—After leaving Fair Havens.
Own hands—The passengers, including Luke himself.
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Tackling—At this second lightening they threw over the ship’s rigging.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 19. we cast out with our own hands] The…
19. we cast out with our own hands] The oldest MSS., with R. V. read “They cast out with their &c.” which is much more likely than that the writer of the narrative, even if he were a fellow-traveller with St Paul in this voyage, was employed in such a work, which is pre-eminently that which the sailors alone would undertake.
the tackling] (Gk. furniture). The word is closely akin to that used in Act_27:17 for “gear.” As that signified all that could be spared from aloft, so this seems to mean all that could be removed from the deck or the hull of the vessel.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (19) We cast out with our own hands the…
(19) We cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.—The better MSS. give the third person plural, and not the first. If we accept the Received text, the fact that the passengers as well as the crew were pressed into the service indicates the urgency of the peril; but even with the other reading, the words describe the prompt spontaneous action caused by a strong sense of danger. The Greek word for “tackling” (better, perhaps, furniture) is wider in its range than the English, and includes the beds and personal luggage and movables of all kinds. Even these the sailors were ready to sacrifice for the chance of safety.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain They for we, A.V. and T.R.; their for our,…
They for we, A.V. and T.R.; their for our, A.V.. The third day after leaving Clanda. The leak doubtless con-tinned, and there was more water in the ship. With their (or, our) own hands ; aujtoceirev, only here in the Bible, but frequent in classical Greek. The word seems to mark that the sacrifice was very great, implying a very pressing danger. The tackling (thn). There is great difference of opinion as to what the skeuh means here. Smith thinks the main spar is meant, "the huge mainyard," and Farrar adopts his view, which he thinks is strengthened by the use of the aorist ejrriyamen (for he adopts the T.R.), implying one single act, and showing, by the use of the first person, that it was the act of the whole crew united. Alford thinks that it means all the furniture, beds, and movables of all kinds, and so Wordsworth and Meyer. Wetstein explains it of the passengers" baggage. Howson thinks it unlikely they would have thrown away a great spar which would have supported twenty or thirty men in the water in the event of the ship foundering. Schleusner renders it "apparatus quo navis erat instructa." Skeuh is not used elsewhere in the New Testament, and it is difficult to speak decisively. But the addition of tou ploiou, and the general use of skeuh in classical Greek favors the interpretation "the ship"s furniture" ("meubles et ustensiles," Renan).
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William B. Godbey 1900 · Public Domain 19. “And on the third day with their own…
19. “And on the third day with their own hands cast out the rigging of the ship.” Luke mentions the fact that the sailors themselves, the very ones to use the ship’s rigging, even cast it overboard with their own hands. Why? Because they were utterly incompetent to make any use of it, and it was only in their way and a hindrance to them.
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J. W. McGarvey 1914 · Public Domain See notes on verse 18
See notes on verse 18
J. W. McGarvey (with Philip Y. Pendleton), Commentaries on the New Testament (The Fourfold Gospel, 1914; Acts; and the epistles) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 the sailors threw overboard the ship's equipment with their…
the sailors threw overboard the ship's equipment with their own hands
Here "equipment" refers to the sailors' equipment needed to sail the ship: tackle, hoists, beams of wood, block and tackle, ropes, lines, sails, and the like. This indicates how desperate the situation was.
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When the sun and stars did not shine on us for many days
They could not see the sun and stars because of the dark storm clouds. Sailors needed to see the sun and stars in order to know where they were and what direction they were headed.
the great storm still beat upon us
"the terrible storm still blew us roughly back and forth"
any more hope that we should be saved was abandoned
This can be stated in active form. AT: "everyone stopped hoping we would survive" (See: Active or Passive)
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day
hope
save
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