38When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.


In Context

35 After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.

36 They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves.

37 Altogether there were 276 of us on board.

38 When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

39 When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

40 Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

Acts 27:38 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:38And having satisfied themselves with food, they lightened the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast the wheat into the sea.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:38When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:38and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth the wheat into the sea.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.