Acts 27:29
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 27:29 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 27:29 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 27:29 — KJV
“Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.”
— Acts 27:29 (KJV)
Acts 27:29 in Context — About the Book of Acts
Acts is volume two of Luke's history: the Spirit falls at Pentecost and a praying church turns the world upside down in one generation. Prison doors open, the gospel jumps every cultural wall, and every advance begins in a prayer meeting. It is the blueprint for Spirit-filled boldness.
Cross-References for Acts 27:29
“I am this day fourscore years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king?”
Shares key themes with Acts 27:29: then, should, four
“And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.”
Shares key themes with Acts 27:29: fearing, lest, should
“Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you both in one day?”
Shares key themes with Acts 27:29: then, should, day
“And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?”
Shares key themes with Acts 27:29: should, fallen, day
“Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed: lest, if he should exceed, and beat him above these with many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.”
Shares key themes with Acts 27:29: then, lest, should
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