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Lexham English Bible
Acts 27:34
Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is necessary for your preservation. For not a hair from your head will be lost."
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Christian Standard Bible®
So I urge you to take some food. For this is for your survival, since none of you will lose a hair from your head.”
So I urge you to take some food. For this is for your survival, since none of you will lose a hair from your head.”
King James Version (1611)
Wherefore, I pray you to take some meat, for this is for your health: for there shall not an haire fall from the head of any of you.
Wherefore, I pray you to take some meat, for this is for your health: for there shall not an haire fall from the head of any of you.
King James Version
Wherefore 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.
Wherefore 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.
English Standard Version
Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you."
Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you."
New American Standard Bible
"Therefore, I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your survival, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish."
"Therefore, I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your survival, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish."
New Century Version
Now I beg you to eat something. You need it to stay alive. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads."
Now I beg you to eat something. You need it to stay alive. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads."
Amplified Bible
"So I urge you to eat some food, for this is for your survival; for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish."
"So I urge you to eat some food, for this is for your survival; for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your preservation, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish."
"Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your preservation, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish."
Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your salvation, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish."
Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your salvation, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish."
Berean Standard Bible
So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost."
So for your own preservation, I urge you to eat something, because not a single hair of your head will be lost."
Contemporary English Version
I beg you to eat something. Your lives depend on it. Do this and not one of you will be hurt."
I beg you to eat something. Your lives depend on it. Do this and not one of you will be hurt."
Complete Jewish Bible
Therefore I advise you to take some food; you need it for your own survival. For not one of you will lose so much as a hair from his head."
Therefore I advise you to take some food; you need it for your own survival. For not one of you will lose so much as a hair from his head."
Darby Translation
Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food, for this has to do with your safety; for not a hair from the head of any one of you shall perish.
Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food, for this has to do with your safety; for not a hair from the head of any one of you shall perish.
Easy-to-Read Version
Now I beg you to eat something. You need it to stay alive. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads."
Now I beg you to eat something. You need it to stay alive. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Wherefore I exhort you to take meate: for this is for your safegarde: for there shall not an heare fall from the head of any of you.
Wherefore I exhort you to take meate: for this is for your safegarde: for there shall not an heare fall from the head of any of you.
George Lamsa Translation
Wherefore, I pray you to take some food for the sustenance of your life; for not a hair shall be lost from the head of any of you.
Wherefore, I pray you to take some food for the sustenance of your life; for not a hair shall be lost from the head of any of you.
Good News Translation
I beg you, then, eat some food; you need it in order to survive. Not even a hair of your heads will be lost."
I beg you, then, eat some food; you need it in order to survive. Not even a hair of your heads will be lost."
Literal Translation
Because of this I beg you to take of food, for this is to your deliverance, for not a hair of your head shall perish.
Because of this I beg you to take of food, for this is to your deliverance, for not a hair of your head shall perish.
American Standard Version
Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.
Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.
Bible in Basic English
So I make request to you to take food; for this is for your salvation: not a hair from the head of any of you will come to destruction.
So I make request to you to take food; for this is for your salvation: not a hair from the head of any of you will come to destruction.
Hebrew Names Version
Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for there will not a hair perish from the head of any of you."
Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for there will not a hair perish from the head of any of you."
International Standard Version
So I urge you to eat something, for it will help you survive, since none of you will lose a hair from his head."1 Kings 1:52; Matthew 10:30; Luke 12:7; 21:18;">[xr]
So I urge you to eat something, for it will help you survive, since none of you will lose a hair from his head."1 Kings 1:52; Matthew 10:30; Luke 12:7; 21:18;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
Wherefore I beseech you receive meat for the establishment of your lives; for a hair of the head of one of you will not perish.
Wherefore I beseech you receive meat for the establishment of your lives; for a hair of the head of one of you will not perish.
Murdock Translation
Therefore I entreat you, to take food for the sustenance of your life; for not a hair from the head of any of you, will perish.
Therefore I entreat you, to take food for the sustenance of your life; for not a hair from the head of any of you, will perish.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Wherfore, I pray you to take meate, for this no doubt is for your health: for there shall not an heere fall from the head of any of you.
Wherfore, I pray you to take meate, for this no doubt is for your health: for there shall not an heere fall from the head of any of you.
English Revised Version
Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.
Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.
World English Bible
Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for there will not a hair perish from the head of any of you."
Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for there will not a hair perish from the head of any of you."
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Therefore I exhort you to take food; for this is for your preservation; for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
Therefore I exhort you to take food; for this is for your preservation; for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
Weymouth's New Testament
I therefore strongly advise you to take some food. This is essential for your safety. For not a hair will perish from the head of any one of you."
I therefore strongly advise you to take some food. This is essential for your safety. For not a hair will perish from the head of any one of you."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wherfor Y preie you to take mete, for youre helthe; for of noon of you the heer of the heed schal perische.
Wherfor Y preie you to take mete, for youre helthe; for of noon of you the heer of the heed schal perische.
Update Bible Version
Therefore I urge you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.
Therefore I urge you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Wherefore I pray you to take [some] food; for this is for your health: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you.
Wherefore I pray you to take [some] food; for this is for your health: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you.
New English Translation
Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head."
Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head."
New King James Version
Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you."
Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you."
New Living Translation
"Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish."
"Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish."
New Life Bible
You must eat. It will give you strength. Not one of you will lose a hair from your head."
You must eat. It will give you strength. Not one of you will lose a hair from your head."
New Revised Standard
Therefore I urge you to take some food, for it will help you survive; for none of you will lose a hair from your heads."
Therefore I urge you to take some food, for it will help you survive; for none of you will lose a hair from your heads."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Wherefore, I beseech you to take some food, - for, this, lays a foundation for your safety; for, of no one of you, shall a hair of the head perish.
Wherefore, I beseech you to take some food, - for, this, lays a foundation for your safety; for, of no one of you, shall a hair of the head perish.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Wherefore, I pray you to take some meat for your health’s sake: for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you perish.
Wherefore, I pray you to take some meat for your health’s sake: for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you perish.
Revised Standard Version
Therefore I urge you to take some food; it will give you strength, since not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you."
Therefore I urge you to take some food; it will give you strength, since not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you."
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Wherfore I praye you to take meate: for this no dout is for youre helth: for ther shall not an heere fall fro the heed of eny of you.
Wherfore I praye you to take meate: for this no dout is for youre helth: for ther shall not an heere fall fro the heed of eny of you.
Young's Literal Translation
wherefore I call upon you to take nourishment, for this is for your safety, for of not one of you shall a hair from the head fall;'
wherefore I call upon you to take nourishment, for this is for your safety, for of not one of you shall a hair from the head fall;'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Wherfore I praye you to take meate, for youre health: for there shal not one heer fall from the heade of eny of you.
Wherfore I praye you to take meate, for youre health: for there shal not one heer fall from the heade of eny of you.
Mace New Testament (1729)
therefore, pray, take something to recruit your strength: and be assur'd every one of you shall be preserv'd."
therefore, pray, take something to recruit your strength: and be assur'd every one of you shall be preserv'd."
Simplified Cowboy Version
Eat something now. You'll need it to survive the coming days. But remember, no one is going to die."
Eat something now. You'll need it to survive the coming days. But remember, no one is going to die."
Contextual Overview
21 And because many were experiencing lack of appetite, at that time Paul stood up in their midst and said, "Men, you ought to have followed my advice not to put out to sea from Crete, and thus avoided this damage and loss! 22 And now I urge you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life from among you, but only of the ship. 23 For this night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve came to me, 24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul! It is necessary for you to stand before Caesar, and behold, God has graciously granted you all who are sailing with you.' 25 Therefore keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that it will be like this—according to the way it was told to me. 26 But it is necessary that we run aground on some island." 27 And when the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven in the Adriatic Sea about the middle of the night, the sailors suspected they were approaching some land. 28 And taking soundings, they found twenty fathoms. So going on a little further and taking soundings again, they found fifteen fathoms. 29 And because they were afraid lest somewhere we run aground against rough places, they threw down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. 30 And when the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship's boat into the sea, pretending as if they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
for this: Matthew 15:32, Mark 8:2, Mark 8:3, Philippians 2:5, 1 Timothy 5:23
for there: 1 Kings 1:52, Matthew 10:30, Luke 12:7, Luke 21:18
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:45 - there shall not 2 Samuel 14:11 - not one hair 1 Kings 18:41 - Get Daniel 3:27 - nor was Acts 27:10 - I perceive Acts 27:22 - for
Cross-References
Genesis 27:24
And he said, "Are you really my son Esau?" And he said, "I am."
And he said, "Are you really my son Esau?" And he said, "I am."
Genesis 27:28
May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and new wine.
May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of grain and new wine.
1 Samuel 30:4
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until there was not enough strength in them to weep.
Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until there was not enough strength in them to weep.
Proverbs 1:31
They shall eat from the fruit of their way, and they shall be sated from their own schemes,
They shall eat from the fruit of their way, and they shall be sated from their own schemes,
Proverbs 19:3
As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.
As for the folly of humankind, its way leads to ruin, and against Yahweh his heart will rage.
Hebrews 12:17
For you know that also afterwards, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, because he did not find an occasion for repentance, although he sought it with tears.
For you know that also afterwards, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, because he did not find an occasion for repentance, although he sought it with tears.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Wherefore I pray you to take some meat,.... To sit down composedly, and eat meat cheerfully and freely:
for this is for your health; the Alexandrian copy reads, "for our health"; it was for the health of them all, that they might be better able to bear the shock and fatigue of the shipwreck, and be in better spirits, and in a better capacity to help themselves, and one another:
for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you; a proverbial phrase, expressing the utmost safety of their lives, and therefore might cheerfully eat their food, and rest themselves, and be satisfied. To dream of shaving the hair, portended shipwreck to sailors; nor was it lawful for any to pare his nails, or cut off his hair, but in a storm; to which custom, some think, the apostle here alludes w; see 1 Samuel 14:45.
w Kirchman. de funer. Rom. l. 2. c. 14. p. 212, 213.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Not a hair fall from the head ... - A proverbial expression, denoting “that they would be preserved safe; that none of them would be lost, and that “in their persons they should not experience the least damage,” 1 Kings 1:52; 1 Samuel 14:45.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 34. A hair fall from the head — A proverbial expression for, ye shall neither lose your lives nor suffer any hurt in your bodies, if ye follow my advice.
