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Myles Coverdale Bible

Acts 27:36

Then were they all of good cheare, and toke meate also.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Mariners (Sailors);   Paul;   Prophecy;   Trouble;   Thompson Chain Reference - Cheerfulness;   Cheerfulness-Despondency;   Example;   Inspiration of Example;   Social Duties;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Crete;   Euroclydon;   Julius;   Melita;   Ship;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Paul;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Centurion;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Italy;   Nero;   Ships and Boats;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Joy;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Meat;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Melita;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Cheer;   Lycia;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They all were encouraged and took food themselves.
King James Version (1611)
Then were they all of good cheere, and they also tooke some meat.
King James Version
Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.
English Standard Version
Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves.
New American Standard Bible
All of them were encouraged and they themselves also took food.
New Century Version
They all felt better and started eating, too.
Amplified Bible
Then all of them were encouraged and their spirits improved, and they also ate some food.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
All of them were encouraged and they themselves also took food.
Legacy Standard Bible
And all of them became cheerful and they themselves also took food.
Berean Standard Bible
They were all encouraged and took some food themselves.
Contemporary English Version
They all felt encouraged, and each of them ate something.
Complete Jewish Bible
With courage restored, they all ate some food themselves.
Darby Translation
And all taking courage, themselves also took food.
Easy-to-Read Version
All the men felt better and started eating too.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then were they all of good courage, and they also tooke meate.
George Lamsa Translation
Then they were all cheerful, and received nourishment.
Good News Translation
They took courage, and every one of them also ate some food.
Lexham English Bible
So they all were encouraged and partook of food themselves.
Literal Translation
And all having become cheered, they also took food.
American Standard Version
Then were they all of good cheer, and themselves also took food.
Bible in Basic English
Then they all took heart and did the same.
Hebrew Names Version
Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.
International Standard Version
All of them were encouraged and had something to eat.
Etheridge Translation
And they were all comforted, and received food.
Murdock Translation
And they were all consoled; and they took nourishment.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then were they all of good cheare, and they also toke meate.
English Revised Version
Then were they all of good cheer, and themselves also took food.
World English Bible
Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took food.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Then were they all incouraged, and they also took meat.
Weymouth's New Testament
This raised the spirits of all, and they too took food.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And alle weren maad of betere coumfort, and thei token mete.
Update Bible Version
Then they were all of good cheer, and themselves also took food.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then they were all of good cheer, and they also took food.
New English Translation
So all of them were encouraged and took food themselves.
New King James Version
Then they were all encouraged, and also took food themselves.
New Living Translation
Then everyone was encouraged and began to eat—
New Life Bible
They all were comforted. Each one ate some food.
New Revised Standard
Then all of them were encouraged and took food for themselves.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, all becoming, of good cheer, they also, helped themselves to food.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then were they all of better cheer: and they also took some meat.
Revised Standard Version
Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then were they all of good cheare and they also toke meate.
Young's Literal Translation
and all having become of good cheer, themselves also took food,
Mace New Testament (1729)
at which they all took heart and fell a eating likewise,
Simplified Cowboy Version
This got everyone else to eating, and the mood brightened a little.

Contextual Overview

21 And after longe abstinence, Paul stode forth in the myddes of the, and sayde: Syrs, ye shulde haue herkened vnto me, and not to haue lowsed from Candy, and not to haue broughte vs this harme and losse. 22 And now I exhorte you to be of good cheare, for there shal none of oure lyues perishe, but the shippe onely. 23 For this night stode by me the angell off God (whose I am, & who I serue) 24 & saide: Feare not Paul, thou must be broughte before the Emperoure. And lo, God hath geuen vnto the all the that sayle with the. 25 Wherfore syrs be of good cheare: for I beleue God, yt it shal come so to passe, as it was tolde me. 26 Howbeit we must be cast in to a certayne ylonde. 27 But whan the fourtenth night came, as we were caried in Adria aboute mydnight, ye shipmen demed that there appeared some countre vnto them, 28 and they cast out the leade, and founde it twetye feddoms: and wha they were gone a litle farther, they cast out the leade agayne, and founde fyftene feddoms. 29 Then fearinge lest they shulde fall on some rocke, they cast foure anckers out of the sterne, and wysshed for the daye. 30 Whan the shipmen were aboute to flye out of the shippe, and let downe the bote in to the see, (vnder a coloure as though they wolde cast ankers out of the fore shippe)

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

they all: Psalms 27:14, 2 Corinthians 1:4-6

Reciprocal: Acts 27:22 - I exhort

Cross-References

Genesis 27:31
and made meate also, and brought it vnto his father, and sayde vnto him: Aryse my father, and eate of yi sonnes venyson, that thy soule maye blesse me.
Genesis 27:34
Whan Esau herde these wordes of his father, he cried loude, and was exceadynge sory, and sayde vnto his father: O blesse me also my father.
Genesis 32:28
He sayde: Thou shalt nomore be called Iacob, but Israel, for thou hast stryuen with God and with men, and hast preuayled.
John 1:47
Iesus sawe Nathanael comynge to him, and sayde of him: Beholde, a righte Israelite, in whom is no gyle.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then were they all of good cheer,.... Encouraged by the apostle's words and example:

and they all took some meat; and made a comfortable meal, which they had not done for fourteen days past.


 
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