Acts 27:35

THE MESSAGE

He broke the bread, gave thanks to God, passed it around, and they all ate heartily—276 of us, all told! With the meal finished and everyone full, the ship was further lightened by dumping the grain overboard.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
After he said these things and had taken some bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all of them, and after he broke it, he began to eat.

King James Version (1611)
And when hee had thus spoken, hee tooke bread, and gaue thankes to God in presence of them all, and when he had broken it, he began to eate.

King James Version
And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

English Standard Version
And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat.

New American Standard Bible
Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all, and he broke it and began to eat.

New Century Version
After he said this, Paul took some bread and thanked God for it before all of them. He broke off a piece and began eating.

Amplified Bible
Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, and he broke it and began to eat.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat.

Legacy Standard Bible
And having said these things, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all. And he broke it and began to eat.

Berean Standard Bible
After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.

Contemporary English Version
After Paul had said this, he took a piece of bread and gave thanks to God. Then in front of everyone, he broke the bread and ate some.

Complete Jewish Bible
When he had said this, he took bread, said the b'rakhah to God in front of everyone, broke it and began to eat.

Darby Translation
And, having said these things and taken a loaf, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken it began to eat.

Easy-to-Read Version
After he said this, Paul took some bread and thanked God for it before all of them. He broke off a piece and began eating.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And when he had thus spoken, hee tooke bread and gaue thankes to God, in presence of them all, and brake it, and began to eate.

George Lamsa Translation
And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it, they began to eat.

Good News Translation
After saying this, Paul took some bread, gave thanks to God before them all, broke it, and began to eat.

Lexham English Bible
And after he said these things and took bread, he gave thanks to God in front of them all, and after breaking it, he began to eat.

Literal Translation
And saying these things, and taking bread, he gave thanks to God before all; and breaking, he began to eat.

American Standard Version
And when he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; and he brake it, and began to eat.

Bible in Basic English
And when he had said this and had taken bread, he gave praise to God before them all, and took a meal of the broken bread.

Hebrew Names Version
When he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it, and began to eat.

International Standard Version
After he said this, he took some bread, thanked God in front of everyone, broke it, and began to eat.1 Samuel 9:13; Matthew 15:36; Mark 8:6; John 6:11; 1 Timothy 4:3-4;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And when these he had said, he took bread, and praised Aloha before them all, and he broke and began to eat.

Murdock Translation
And having said these things, he took bread, and gave glory to God before them all; and he broke [fn] , and began to eat.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when he had thus spoken, he toke bread, and gaue thankes to God in presence of them all: And when he had broken it, he began to eate.

English Revised Version
And when he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all: and he brake it, and began to eat.

World English Bible
When he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it, and began to eat.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And having spoken thus, he took bread, and gave thanks to God before them all; and having broken it, he began to eat.

Weymouth's New Testament
Having said this he took some bread, and, after giving thanks to God for it before them all, he broke it in pieces and began to eat it.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne he hadde seid these thingis, Poul took breed, and dide thankyngis to God in the siyt of alle men; and whanne he hadde brokun, he bigan to eete.

Update Bible Version
And when he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; and he broke it, and began to eat.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and when he had broken [it], he began to eat.

New English Translation
After he said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, broke it, and began to eat.

New King James Version
And when he had said these things, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it he began to eat.

New Living Translation
Then he took some bread, gave thanks to God before them all, and broke off a piece and ate it.

New Life Bible
After he said this, he took some bread. He gave thanks to God in front of them all. He broke it in pieces and started to eat.

New Revised Standard
After he had said this, he took bread; and giving thanks to God in the presence of all, he broke it and began to eat.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, having said these things, and taken a loaf, he gave thanks unto God before all, and, breaking it, began to eat.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had said these things, taking bread, he gave thanks to God in the sight of them all. And when he had broken it, he began to eat.

Revised Standard Version
And when he had said this, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when he had thus spoke he toke breed and gave thankes to God in presence of the all and brake it and begane to eate.

Young's Literal Translation
and having said these things, and having taken bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken [it], he began to eat;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan he had thus spoken, he toke bred, and gaue thankes to God before them all, and brake it, and begane to eate.

Mace New Testament (1729)
having said this, he took bread, and gave thanks to God, the whole company present: then he broke it and began to eat,

Simplified Cowboy Version
Paul then took some bread, broke it, gave thanks to God, and began to eat.

Contextual Overview

²¹With our appetite for both food and life long gone, Paul took his place in our midst and said, "Friends, you really should have listened to me back in Crete. We could have avoided all this trouble and trial. But there's no need to dwell on that now. From now on, things are looking up! I can assure you that there'll not be a single drowning among us, although I can't say as much for the ship—the ship itself is doomed. ²³"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." ²⁷On the fourteenth night, adrift somewhere on the Adriatic Sea, at about midnight the sailors sensed that we were approaching land. Sounding, they measured a depth of 120 feet, and shortly after that ninety feet. Afraid that we were about to run aground, they threw out four anchors and prayed for daylight. ³⁰Some of the sailors tried to jump ship. They let down the lifeboat, pretending they were going to set out more anchors from the bow. Paul saw through their guise and told the centurion and his soldiers, "If these sailors don't stay with the ship, we're all going down." So the soldiers cut the lines to the lifeboat and let it drift off. ³³With dawn about to break, Paul called everyone together and proposed breakfast: "This is the fourteenth day we've gone without food. None of us has felt like eating! But I urge you to eat something now. You'll need strength for the rescue ahead. You're going to come out of this without even a scratch!" ³⁵He broke the bread, gave thanks to God, passed it around, and they all ate heartily—276 of us, all told! With the meal finished and everyone full, the ship was further lightened by dumping the grain overboard. ³⁹At daybreak, no one recognized the land—but then they did notice a bay with a nice beach. They decided to try to run the ship up on the beach. They cut the anchors, loosed the tiller, raised the sail, and ran before the wind toward the beach. But we didn't make it. Still far from shore, we hit a reef and the ship began to break up. ⁴²The soldiers decided to kill the prisoners so none could escape by swimming, but the centurion, determined to save Paul, stopped them. He gave orders for anyone who could swim to dive in and go for it, and for the rest to grab a plank. Everyone made it to shore safely.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

and gave: Acts 2:46, Acts 2:47, 1 Samuel 9:13, Matthew 15:36, Mark 8:6, Luke 24:30, John 6:11, John 6:23, Romans 14:6, 1 Corinthians 10:30, 1 Corinthians 10:31, 1 Timothy 4:3, 1 Timothy 4:4

in: Psalms 119:46, Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 1:8, 2 Timothy 1:12, 1 Peter 4:16

Reciprocal: Matthew 14:19 - he blessed Mark 6:41 - blessed Luke 9:16 - he blessed 1 Corinthians 15:57 - thanks

Cross-References

Genesis 27:8
"Now, my son, listen to me. Do what I tell you. Go to the flock and get me two young goats. Pick the best; I'll prepare them into a hearty meal, the kind that your father loves. Then you'll take it to your father, he'll eat and bless you before he dies."

Genesis 27:19
Jacob answered his father, "I'm your firstborn son Esau. I did what you told me. Come now; sit up and eat of my game so you can give me your personal blessing."

Malachi 2:10
Don't we all come from one Father? Aren't we all created by the same God? So why can't we get along? Why do we desecrate the covenant of our ancestors that binds us together?

2 Corinthians 4:7
If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That's to prevent anyone from confusing God's incomparable power with us. As it is, there's not much chance of that. You know for yourselves that we're not much to look at. We've been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we're not demoralized; we're not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we've been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn't left our side; we've been thrown down, but we haven't broken. What they did to Jesus, they do to us—trial and torture, mockery and murder; what Jesus did among them, he does in us—he lives! Our lives are at constant risk for Jesus' sake, which makes Jesus' life all the more evident in us. While we're going through the worst, you're getting in on the best!

1 Thessalonians 4:6
Don't run roughshod over the concerns of your brothers and sisters. Their concerns are God's concerns, and he will take care of them. We've warned you about this before. God hasn't invited us into a disorderly, unkempt life but into something holy and beautiful—as beautiful on the inside as the outside.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he had thus spoken he took bread,.... A piece of bread, of common bread, into his hands; for this could never be the eucharist, or Lord's supper, which the apostle now celebrated, as some have suggested, but such sort of bread that seafaring men commonly eat: mention is before made of "meat" or "food", which the apostle entreated them to take, which includes every sort of sea provisions they had with them; and which, with the ancients, were usually the following: it is certain they used to carry bread corn along with them, either crude, or ground, or baked; the former when they went long voyages, the last when shorter ones; and it is plain that they had wheat in this ship, which after they had eaten they cast out, Acts 27:38 and corn ground, or meal, they had used to eat moistened with water, and sometimes with oil, and sometimes with oil and wine; and they had a sort of food they called "maza" which was made of meat and milk; likewise they used to carry onions and garlic, which the rowers usually ate, and were thought to be good against change of places and water; and they were wont to make a sort of soup of cheese, onions and eggs, which the Greeks call "muttootos", and the Latins "mosetum"; and they had also bread which was of a red colour, being hard baked and scorched in the oven, yea it was "biscoctus", twice baked x; as our modern sea biscuit is, and which has its name from hence, and which for long voyages is four times baked, and prepared six months before the voyage is entered on; and such sort of red bread or biscuit very probably was this, which the apostle now took into his hands, and did with it as follows:

and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all: and for them all, as Christ did at ordinary meals, Matthew 14:19.

and when he had broken it he began to eat: which was all agreeably to the custom and manner of the Jews, who first gave thanks, and then said "Amen", at giving of thanks; when he that gave thanks brake and ate first: for he that brake the bread might not break it until the "Amen" was finished by all that answered by it, at giving of thanks; and no one might eat anything until he that brake, first tasted and ate y.

x Vid. Scheffer. de Militia Navali Veterum, l. 4. c. 1. p. 252, 253, 254. y T. Bab. Beracot, fol. 47. 1. Zohar in Num. fol. 100. 3.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And gave thanks ... - This was the usual custom among the Hebrews. See the notes on Matthew 14:19. Paul was among those who were not Christians; but he was not ashamed of the proper acknowledgment of God, and was not afraid to avow his dependence on him, and to express his gratitude for his mercy.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 35. Gave thanks to God — Who had provided the food, and preserved their lives and health to partake of it. Some think that he celebrated the holy eucharist here: but this is by no means likely: he would not celebrate such a mystery among ungodly sailors and soldiers, Jews and heathens; nor was there any necessity for such a measure.