Acts 27:10
What does Acts 27:10 mean?
A plain-English look at Acts 27:10 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Acts 27:10 means
Paul predicts that continuing the voyage will bring damage and heavy loss, including the cargo, the ship, and possibly lives. His words are not an elaborate prophecy here so much as a sober forecast grounded in conditions and, as will later be clear, divine insight. He values people over profit, warning that even the vessel itself is at stake. This is a moral voice amid commercial and logistical pressures. Paul’s concern is holistic—lading, ship, and lives are intertwined. The verse sets up a crucial test: will the centurion and sailors heed a prisoner whose wisdom runs against prevailing desire and convenience?
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the lading and the ship, but also of our lives.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the lading and the ship, but also of our lives.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Saying, Friends, I see that this journey will be one of great damage and loss, not only to the goods and the ship, but to ourselves.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862saying to them, `Men, I perceive that with hurt, and much damage, not only of the lading and of the ship, but also of our lives--the voyage is about to be;'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Saying to them: Ye men, I see that the voyage beginneth to be with injury and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890saying, Men, I perceive that the navigation will be with disaster and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.
Context
Paul’s admonition follows the time marker that the dangerous season has begun. His warning stands in tension with the crew’s wish to leave the inconvenient harbor. The next verse will show the centurion siding with the ship’s master and owner over Paul. This decision propels the story into the storm, highlighting the theme that disregarded counsel can lead to avoidable loss, and preparing for God’s later intervention to spare lives even as property is destroyed.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Daniel 2:30
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but to the intent that the interpretation may be made known to the king, and that thou mayest know the thoughts of thy heart.
- 1 Peter 4:18
And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?
- Psalms 25:14
The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him; And he will show them his covenant.
- Genesis 41:38
And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom the spirit of God is?
- Genesis 41:16
And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
- Acts 27:20
And when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.
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