Acts 27:38
World English Bible (WEB)
When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
In context
36 Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.
37 In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.
38 When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
39 When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.
40 Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
Acts 27:38 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
- KJV King James Version
- And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and having eaten sufficient nourishment, they were lightening the ship, casting forth the wheat into the sea.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And having satisfied themselves with food, they lightened the ship, casting out the wheat into the sea.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast the wheat into the sea.