Acts 27:20

New International Reader's Version

The sun and stars didn’t appear for many days. The storm was terrible. So we gave up all hope of being saved.

Cross References

Psalm 105:28

The Lord sent darkness over the land. He did it because the Egyptians had refused to obey his words.

Isaiah 57:10

You wore yourself out with all your efforts. But you would not say, ‘It’s hopeless.’ You received new strength. So you did not give up.

Jeremiah 2:25

Do not run after other gods until your sandals are worn out and your throat is dry. But you said, ‘It’s no use! I love those gods. I must go after them.’

Ezekiel 37:11

Then the Lord said to me, “Son of man, these bones stand for all the people of Israel. The people say, ‘Our bones are dried up. We’ve lost all hope. We are destroyed.’

Jonah 1:4

But the Lord sent a strong wind over the Mediterranean Sea. A wild storm came up. It was so wild that the ship was in danger of breaking apart.

Matthew 24:29

“Right after the terrible suffering of those days, “ ‘The sun will be darkened. The moon will not shine. The stars will fall from the sky. The heavenly bodies will be shaken.’ (Isaiah 13:10; 34:4)

Acts 27:19

On the third day, they even threw the ship’s tools and supplies overboard with their own hands.

Acts 27:21

The men had not eaten for a long time. Paul stood up in front of them. “Men,” he said, “you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete. Then you would have avoided this harm and loss.

2 Corinthians 11:25

Three times I was beaten with sticks. Once they tried to kill me by throwing stones at me. Three times I was shipwrecked. I spent a night and a day in the open sea.

Ephesians 2:12

Before you believed in Christ, you were separated from him. You were not considered to be citizens of Israel. You were not included in what the covenants promised. You were without hope and without God in the world.

1 Thessalonians 4:13

Brothers and sisters, we want you to know what happens to those who die. We don’t want you to mourn, as other people do. They mourn because they don’t have any hope.