‘Skin for skin! ’ Satan answered the Lord. ‘A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.
Acts 27:38 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the grain overboard into the sea. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And after they had eaten sufficiently, [they proceeded] to lighten the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea. American Standard Version (1901) And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea. Common English Bible When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea. Catholic Public Domain Version And having been nourished with food, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea. |
‘Skin for skin! ’ Satan answered the Lord. ‘A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life.
a time to search and a time to count as lost; a time to keep and a time to throw away;
The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his god. They threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. Meanwhile, Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel and had stretched out and fallen into a deep sleep.
For what will it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Or what will anyone give in exchange for his life?
As he was walking along the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon (who is called Peter), and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea #– #for they were fishermen.
‘Therefore I tell you: Don’t worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food and the body more than clothing?
Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,