Acts 27:18

New Living Translation

The next day, as gale-force winds continued to batter the ship, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard.

Cross References

Psalm 107:27

They reeled and staggered like drunkards and were at their wits’ end.

Jonah 1:5

Fearing for their lives, the desperate sailors shouted to their gods for help and threw the cargo overboard to lighten the ship. But all this time Jonah was sound asleep down in the hold.

Matthew 16:26

And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul?

Luke 12:23

For life is more than food, and your body more than clothing.

Luke 16:8

“The rich man had to admire the dishonest rascal for being so shrewd. And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.

Acts 27:19

The following day they even took some of the ship’s gear and threw it overboard.

Acts 27:38

After eating, the crew lightened the ship further by throwing the cargo of wheat overboard.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.