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Acts 27:18–20

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And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
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From verse 18

  1. Jonah 1:5Rank 1 from verse 18
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    5Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

  2. Acts 27:38Rank 2 from verse 18
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    38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

  3. Hebrews 12:1Rank 3 from verse 18
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    1WHEREFORE seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

  4. Matthew 16:26Rank 4 from verse 18
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    26For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

  5. Acts 27:19Rank 5 from verse 18
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    19And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

From verse 19

  1. Job 2:4Rank 1 from verse 19
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    4And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

  2. Jonah 1:5Rank 2 from verse 19
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    5Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

  3. Luke 9:24–25Rank 3 from verse 19
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    24For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

    25For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

  4. Mark 8:35–37Rank 4 from verse 19
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    35For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.

    36For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

    37Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

From verse 20

  1. Matthew 24:29Rank 1 from verse 20
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    29¶ Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:

  2. Matthew 8:24–25Rank 2 from verse 20
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    24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

    25And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish.

  3. 1 Thessalonians 4:13Rank 3 from verse 20
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    13But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

  4. Ephesians 2:12Rank 4 from verse 20
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    12That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:

  5. Exodus 10:21–23Rank 5 from verse 20
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    21¶ And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

    22And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

    23They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

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DEFINED WORDS

Acts 27:18

COMBINED MEANING

tossed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of toss, meaning to throw or move violently to and fro.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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next

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Nearest or immediately succeeding in place, time, order, or turn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

lightened

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of lighten, meaning to make light or give light; to illuminate, enlighten, flash, or relieve a burden.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ship

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A vessel or boat used for travel or for carrying persons or goods over water.

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Acts 27:19

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

cast

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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

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ship

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A vessel or boat used for travel or for carrying persons or goods over water.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Acts 27:20

COMBINED MEANING

neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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COMBINED MEANING

sun

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The great light that rules the day and gives light and heat.

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stars

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1. Lights seen in the heavens. 2. Persons or powers represented by stars.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

appeared

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1. Came into sight or presence; became visible or manifest. 2. Seemed or had an outward appearance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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small

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1. Little or limited in size, amount, number, extent, strength, power, rank, or importance. 2. Fine or minute; broken or ground into small particles. 3. In “no small,” considerable or great. 4. In “small cattle,” sheep and goats, as distinguished from oxen or larger cattle.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lay

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Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

hope

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1. Expectation, trust, reliance, or the good expected. 2. The person or ground on which expectation rests. 3. To expect, look for, trust, or rely upon.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

should

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A verb expressing duty, propriety, expectation, intention, purpose, condition, appointed outcome, or a future event viewed from another time or statement.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

saved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

taken

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1. Received, accepted, or chosen. 2. Seized or captured. 3. Carried or laid hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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17Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

18And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

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19And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

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20And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

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21But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

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