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Acts 27:23

"For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,

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Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (Holy Trinity);   Angel (a Spirit);   Mariners (Sailors);   Paul;   Prophecy;   Trouble;   Thompson Chain Reference - Angel;   Angels;   God's;   Ministering Angels;   Missionary Journeys;   Missions, World-Wide;   Paul;   Paul's;   Servants;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Angels;   Visions;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Angel;   Crete;   Euroclydon;   Julius;   Melita;   Ship;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Ordination;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Angel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Centurion;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Acts;   Ephesians, Book of;   Luke;   Luke, Gospel of;   Night;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Angel;   Dreams;   Italy;   Nero;   Ships and Boats;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels;   Miracles;   Unity;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Angel;   Dream;   Melita;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ship;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Angel;   Lycia;   Prophecy;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Angels;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
Last night an angel came to me from God—the God I worship and belong to.
Revised Standard Version
For this very night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For ther stode by me this nyght the angell of God whose I am and whom I serve
Hebrew Names Version
For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,
International Standard Version
For just last night an angel of God, to whom I belong and whom I serve, stood by meDaniel 6:16; Acts 23:11; Romans 1:9; 2 Timothy 1:3;">[xr]
New American Standard Bible
"For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom I also serve, came to me,
New Century Version
Last night an angel came to me from the God I belong to and worship.
Update Bible Version
For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom I also serve,
Webster's Bible Translation
For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
English Standard Version
For this very night there stood before me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,
World English Bible
For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For there stood by me this night an angel of the God, whose I am, and whom I serve, Saying, Fear not, Paul;
Weymouth's New Testament
For there stood by my side, last night, an angel of the God to whom I belong, and whom also I worship,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For an aungel of God, whos Y am, and to whom Y serue, stood niy to me in this niyt, and seide, Poul, drede thou not;
English Revised Version
For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,
Berean Standard Bible
Just last night an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood beside me
Contemporary English Version
I belong to God, and I worship him. Last night he sent an angel
American Standard Version
For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,
Bible in Basic English
For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,
Complete Jewish Bible
For this very night, there stood next to me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve.
Darby Translation
For an angel of the God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,
Etheridge Translation
For in this night there appeared to me the angel of Aloha, (of) him whose I am, and whom I serve.
Murdock Translation
For there appeared to me this night, the angel of that God whose I am, and whom I serve;
King James Version (1611)
For there stood by me this night the Angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serue,
New Living Translation
For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me,
New Life Bible
I belong to God and I work for Him. Last night an angel of God stood by me
New Revised Standard
For last night there stood by me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship,
Geneva Bible (1587)
For there stood by me this night the Angel of God, whose I am, and whome I serue,
George Lamsa Translation
For there has appeared to me this night the angel of God to whom I belong and whom I serve,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For there stood by me this night, belonging unto the God whose I am, unto whom also I am doing divine service, a messenger,
Douay-Rheims Bible
For an angel of God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For there stoode by me this nyght, the Angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serue,
Good News Translation
For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship came to me
Christian Standard Bible®
For last night an angel of the God I belong to and serve stood by me
King James Version
For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
Lexham English Bible
For this night an angel of the God whose I am and whom I serve came to me,
Literal Translation
For tonight stood by me an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
Young's Literal Translation
for there stood by me this night a messenger of God -- whose I am, and whom I serve --
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For this night stode by me the angell off God (whose I am, & who I serue)
Mace New Testament (1729)
for an angel of that God , whose minister I am, and whom I serve, this night appear'd to me, and said, Paul, be not afraid:
THE MESSAGE
"Last night God's angel stood at my side, an angel of this God I serve, saying to me, ‘Don't give up, Paul. You're going to stand before Caesar yet—and everyone sailing with you is also going to make it.' So, dear friends, take heart. I believe God will do exactly what he told me. But we're going to shipwreck on some island or other."
New English Translation
For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve came to me
New King James Version
For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,
Simplified Cowboy Version
An angel of the Lord appeared to me last night and stood beside my bunk.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,
Legacy Standard Bible
For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,

Contextual Overview

21After they had gone a long time without food [because of seasickness and stress], Paul stood up before them and said, "Men, you should have followed my advice and should not have set sail from Crete, and brought on this damage and loss. 22"But even now I urge you to keep up your courage and be in good spirits, because there will be no loss of life among you, but only loss of the ship. 23"For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,24and said, 'Stop being afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has given you [the lives of] all those who are sailing with you.' 25"So keep up your courage, men, for I believe God and have complete confidence in Him that it will turn out exactly as I have been told; 26but we must run [the ship] aground on some island." 27The fourteenth night had come and we were drifting and being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors began to suspect that they were approaching some land. 28So they took soundings [using a weighted line] and found [the depth to be] twenty fathoms (120 feet); and a little farther on they sounded again and found [the depth to be] fifteen fathoms (90 feet). 29Then fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern [to slow the ship] and kept wishing for daybreak to come. 30But as the sailors were trying to escape [secretly] from the ship and had let down the skiff into the sea, pretending that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

there: Acts 5:19, Acts 12:8-11, Acts 12:23, Acts 23:11, Daniel 6:22, Hebrews 1:14, Revelation 22:16

whose: Exodus 19:5, Deuteronomy 32:9, Psalms 135:4, Song of Solomon 2:16, Song of Solomon 6:3, Isaiah 44:5, Jeremiah 31:33, Jeremiah 32:38, Ezekiel 36:38, Zechariah 13:9, Malachi 3:17, John 17:9, John 17:10, 1 Corinthians 6:20, Titus 2:14, 1 Peter 2:9, 1 Peter 2:10

and: Acts 16:17, Psalms 116:16, Psalms 143:12, Isaiah 44:21, Daniel 3:17, Daniel 3:26, Daniel 3:28, Daniel 6:16, Daniel 6:20, John 12:26, Romans 1:1, Romans 1:9, Romans 6:22, 2 Timothy 1:3, 2 Timothy 2:24, Titus 1:1

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:19 - that the Deuteronomy 26:17 - avouched Joshua 22:5 - serve Judges 7:9 - the same 1 Samuel 9:15 - the Lord 1 Kings 17:1 - before whom Ezra 5:11 - We are Psalms 107:28 - General Psalms 119:94 - I am thine Song of Solomon 7:10 - my Song of Solomon 8:5 - leaning Jonah 1:9 - and I Malachi 3:18 - between him Matthew 18:10 - their Luke 2:9 - lo John 7:44 - no man Acts 8:26 - The angel Acts 10:3 - an Acts 12:7 - the angel Acts 16:9 - a vision Acts 18:9 - spake Acts 20:19 - Serving Acts 23:9 - if Acts 26:16 - in the 2 Timothy 4:17 - the Lord

Cross-References

Genesis 27:11
Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, "Listen, Esau my brother is a hairy man and I am a smooth [skinned] man.
Genesis 27:12
"Suppose my father touches me and feels my skin; then I will be seen by him as a cheat (imposter), and I will bring his curse on me and not a blessing."
Genesis 27:16
And she put the skins of the young goats on his hands and on the smooth part of his neck.
Hebrews 11:20
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau [believing what God revealed to him], even regarding things to come.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For there stood by me this night the angel of God,.... One of the ministering, spirits that stand before God, and who was sent by him to the apostle; and appeared to him, either in a vision by a dream, or rather when he was awake, and stood by him, as he was praying for deliverance from the storm; for it is most likely that the apostle should be engaged at such a time as this:

whose I am, and whom I serve: meaning not the angel, but God, whose the angel was; and his the apostle was, by electing, redeeming, and calling grace; God the Father had chosen him in his Son unto salvation; and Christ had redeemed him by his blood; and the Holy Spirit had called him by his grace; and he was not only the Lord's in common, as all other saints are, but he was his apostle and minister, and served him in the ministration of the Gospel of Christ, as well as from a principle of grace, obeyed the law of God, and was subject to the ordinances of Christ; in all which he served with great pleasure and cheerfulness, diligence, constancy, and faithfulness; from right principles, and with right views, being constrained by love, and influenced by the consideration of the relation he stood in to God. And all this was not peculiar to the apostle, but common to all the saints, excepting that of his being an apostle and minister of the Gospel: and the consideration of their relation to God has the same influence upon them it had upon him; they are not their own, nor are they the servants of men, nor do they belong to Satan, nor even to the ministering angels, but they are the Lord's; not merely by creation, as all men are, but in a way of special grace: they are Jehovah the Father's, to whom he bears a peculiar love and favour, and whom he has chosen in his Son for his peculiar people; and which is made manifest and known by drawing them with loving kindness to himself in the effectual calling; by his Gospel coming in power to them; by the blessings of the covenant of grace being bestowed on them; and by the spirit of adoption witnessing to them, that they are the children of God: they are Jehovah the Son's, they are his people made willing in the day of his power; they are his portion assigned him by his Father; they are his spouse and bride, whom he has betrothed to himself; they are his children, to whom he stands in the relation of the everlasting Father; and they are his sheep the Father has given him, and he has laid down his life for; all which appears by their having his Spirit, as a Spirit of regeneration and sanctification, without which none are openly and manifestatively his: and they are Jehovah the Spirit's; they are his regenerated and sanctified ones; they are his workmanship, having his good work of grace begun and carrying on in their souls; they are his temples in which he dwells; he has the possession of them, and will not leave them till he has brought them safe to glory: and under all this evidence, and especially through the testimony of the Spirit of God unto them, they call themselves the Lord's, as the apostle here does, and this engages them to serve him. The natural man has no desire, but an aversion to the service of God; converted men are willing to serve him, and delight to do it; they serve God in the best manner they can, in righteousness and true holiness, in an acceptable manner, with reverence and godly fear, and heartily and willingly; as appears by the pleasure they take in being called the servants of God, by disclaiming all other lords, by running all risks to serve the Lord, and by lamenting it, that they serve him no better.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

There stood by me - There appeared to me.

The angel of God - The messages of God were often communicated by angels. See Hebrews 1:14. This does not mean that there was any particular angel, but simply an angel.

Whose I am - Of the God to whom I belong. This is an expression of Paul’s entire devotedness to him.

Whom I serve - In the gospel. To whom and to whose cause I am entirely devoted.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Acts 27:23. The - God, whose I am, and whom I serve — This Divine communication was intended to give credit to the apostle and to his doctrine; and, in such perilous circumstances, to speak so confidently, when every appearance was against him, argued the fullest persuasion of the truth of what he spoke; and the fulfilment, so exactly coinciding with the prediction, must have shown these heathens that the God whom Paul served must be widely different from theirs.


 
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