Acts 27:20 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁰ When they could see neither the sun nor the stars for many days [due to the storm], and with the wind blowing furiously on them, they gave up all hope of [ever] being saved.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ And when neither sun nor stars were visible for many days and no small tempest kept raging about us, all hope of our being saved was finally abandoned.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

²⁰ When neither the sun nor the moon appeared for many days and the raging storm continued to pound us, all hope of our being saved from this peril faded.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ Then, when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no end to the storm was imminent, all hope for our safety was now taken away.

Acts 27:20 Cross References

Matthew 24:29

“But immediately after the terrible trouble of those days, [i.e., the next major event on God’s calendar], the sun will become dark, and [therefore] the moon will not [be able to] shed its [reflected] light. The stars will fall from the sky and the forces of the heavens will be shaken [Note: From the description of these same events in Luke 21:25-26, it is possible that this is figurative language for great calamities happening on the earth].

Acts 27:19

On the third day, they handed [the rest of] the ship’s gear to each other, and threw it overboard [Note: This was perhaps furniture, rigging, sails, baggage, etc.].

Acts 27:21

When they had gone without food for a long time, Paul stood in the middle of the crew and spoke, “Men, you should have listened to me and not sailed from Crete and thereby have to experience such suffering and loss.

2 Corinthians 11:25

I was beaten with rods three times. I was stoned once. I suffered shipwreck three times and spent a night and a day in the open water.

Ephesians 2:12

[Remember] that you were at that time without Christ; [you were] excluded from citizenship in the nation of Israel; [you were] foreigners regarding the Agreements of [God’s] promises. You had no hope and were without God in the world.

1 Thessalonians 4:13

But we want you to be informed, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep [in death] so that you do not grieve, as other people do [i.e., the unsaved], who have no hope.