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Acts 27:36

Then all of them were encouraged and took food for themselves.

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.
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,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then were they all of good cheare, and toke meate also.
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 Since they had been without food for a long time, Paul then stood up among them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not have set sail from Crete and thereby avoided this damage and loss. 22 I urge you now to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23 For last night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship, 24 and he said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before the emperor; and indeed, God has granted safety to all those who are sailing with you.' 25 So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will be exactly as I have been told. 26 But we will have to run aground on some island." 27 When the fourteenth night had come, as we were drifting across the sea of Adria, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land. 28 So they took soundings and found twenty fathoms; a little farther on they took soundings again and found fifteen fathoms. 29 Fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. 30 But when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, on the pretext of putting out anchors from the bow,

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
He also prepared savory food, and brought it to his father. And he said to his father, "Let my father sit up and eat of his son's game, so that you may bless me."
Genesis 27:34
When Esau heard his father's words, he cried out with an exceedingly great and bitter cry, and said to his father, "Bless me, me also, father!"
Genesis 32:28
Then the man said, "You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with humans, and have prevailed."
John 1:47
When Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him, he said of him, "Here is truly an Israelite in whom there is no deceit!"

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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