Acts 27:25
What does Acts 27:25 mean?
A plain-English look at Acts 27:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
What Acts 27:25 means
Paul urges them again to take courage, adding, “for I believe God,” affirming that it will be just as he was told. He models faith publicly, staking his credibility on God’s word before any visible change occurs. This is leadership by trust, not control. The assurance is not vague optimism but a settled conviction: what God has said determines what will be. Paul’s faith invites others to borrow courage while the storm still rages. Hope becomes reasonable because it rests on the character and promise of God, not on the sea’s behavior.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even so as it hath been spoken unto me.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even so as it hath been spoken unto me.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And so, O men, be of good heart, for I have faith in God that it will be as he said to me.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862wherefore be of good cheer, men! for I believe God, that so it shall be, even as it hath been spoken to me,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall so be, as it hath been told me.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believeGod that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me.
Context
Following the angel’s message about Paul’s destiny and the crew’s safety, Paul personally owns the promise, encouraging all to do the same. The next verse adds a specific detail: they must be cast upon a certain island. So, safety will come through shipwreck, not around it. This prepares the company to accept the loss of the ship as part of God’s plan, aligning their expectations with the kind of deliverance God has promised.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 27:21
And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.
- 2 Timothy 1:12
For which cause I suffer also these things: yet I am not ashamed; for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed unto him against that day.
- Luke 1:45
And blessed is she that believed; for there shall be a fulfilment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord.
- Romans 4:20
yet, looking unto the promise of God, he wavered not through unbelief, but waxed strong through faith, giving glory to God,
- Acts 27:11
But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship, than to those things which were spoken by Paul.
- Numbers 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie, Neither the son of man, that he should repent: Hath he said, and will he not do it? Or hath he spoken, and will he not make it good?
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