Acts 27:18

In 9 translations

BSB

We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.

KJV

And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

WEB

As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

ASV

And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard;

LSV

And we, being exceedingly storm-tossed, the succeeding [day] they were making a clearing,

YLT

And we, being exceedingly tempest-tossed, the succeeding [day] they were making a clearing,

DBY

But the storm being extremely violent on us, on the next day they threw cargo overboard,

DRC

And we being mightily tossed with the tempest, the next day they lightened the ship.

GNV

The next day when we were tossed with an exceeding tempest, they lightened the ship.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

σφοδρῶς δὲ χειμαζομένων ἡμῶν τῇ ἑξῆς ἐκβολὴν ἐποιοῦντο,

RP2018

Σφοδρῶς δὲ χειμαζομένων ἡμῶν, τῇ ἑξῆς ἐκβολὴν ἐποιοῦντο·

TR-Boyd

Σφοδρῶς δὲ χειμαζομένων ἡμῶν, τῇ ἑξῆς ἐκβολὴν ἐποιοῦντο·

SCR1894

σφοδρως δε χειμαζομενων ημων τη εξης εκβολην εποιουντο

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• Jonah 1:5The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a…
• Acts 27:38After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
• Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
• Matthew 16:26What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
• Acts 27:19On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
• Philippians 3:7–8But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I…
• Luke 16:8The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
• Psalms 107:27They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

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