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Acts 27:18

New Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does Acts 27:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the [the freight] overboard;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the [the freight] overboard;
Acts 27:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Acts 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way [to it,] and were driven.
16And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:
17and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.
18And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the [the freight] overboard;
19and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.
20And when neither sun nor stars shone upon [us] for many days, and no small tempest lay on [us,] all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.
21And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, etc.] Sometimes being lifted up as it were to the heavens, and then presently sinking down, as if they were going into the bottom of the sea; such a condition at sea is described to the life by the Psalmist, in (<19A725>Psalm 107:25-27). the next day they lightened the ship; of its burden, its lading, the goods and merchandise that were in it; as the mariners did in the ship in which Jonah was, (Jon 1:5) the Ethiopic version renders it, “they cast the goods into the sea”; the Arabic version, the “merchandise”.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“They lightened the ship - By throwing out a part of the cargo. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“They lightened the ship - Casting the heavy goods into the sea. Acts 27:19”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“27:18-20 The violence and persistence of the storm led to throwing the cargo overboard (cp. Jon 1:5) and the crew’s abandoning hope.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“being: Psa 107:27 the next: Act 27:19, Act 27:38; Jon 1:5; Mat 16:26; Luk 16:8; Phi 3:7, Phi 3:8; Heb 12:1 Acts 27:19”
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