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Acts 27:18

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

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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

COMBINED MEANING

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

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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

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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

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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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