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Acts 27:22

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And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship.
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  1. Acts 27:25Rank 1 from verse 22
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    25Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

  2. Acts 27:36Rank 2 from verse 22
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    36Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.

  3. Isaiah 43:1–2Rank 3 from verse 22
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    1BUT now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

    2When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

  4. 2 Corinthians 4:8–9Rank 4 from verse 22
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    8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

    9Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

  5. Acts 27:34Rank 5 from verse 22
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    34Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

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Acts 27:22

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

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

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

cheer

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Sense 1: Gladness, courage, or an encouraging countenance. Sense 2: To comfort or encourage.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

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

COMBINED MEANING

loss

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Deprivation or the act of losing a person, possession, time, value, or advantage; damage or forfeiture.

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

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

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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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.

22And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship.

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23For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

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