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 · 2000

and 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 · 1611

And 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 · 1901

and 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 · 1949

Saying, 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 · 1862

saying 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) · 1752

Saying 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 · 1890

saying, 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.

v.9And when much time was spent, and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast was now already gone by, Paul admonished them,

v.10This passage

v.11But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship, than to those things which were spoken by Paul.

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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