Acts 27:38
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Acts 27:38 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Acts 27:38 is a verse from the book of Acts in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Acts 27:38 — KJV
“And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.”
— Acts 27:38 (KJV)
Acts 27:38 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 27:38
“But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. sent out: Heb. cast forth was like...: Heb. thought to be broken”
Shares key themes with Acts 27:38: ship, cast, into
“Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.”
Shares key themes with Acts 27:38: ship, cast, into
“And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,”
Shares key themes with Acts 27:38: ship, cast, into
“And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. cast: Heb. fastened”
Shares key themes with Acts 27:38: cast, into, sea
“Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.”
Shares key themes with Acts 27:38: cast, into, sea
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