Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, spoke to Ezra. Shecaniah said, “We have not been faithful to our God. We have married the people living around us. But, even though we have done this, there is still hope for Israel.
Acts 27:22 - Easy To Read Version But now I tell you to be happy. None of you will die! But the ship will be lost. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But [even] now I beg you to be in good spirits and take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you but only of the ship. American Standard Version (1901) And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. Common English Bible Now I urge you to be encouraged. Not one of your lives will be lost, though we will lose the ship. Catholic Public Domain Version And now, let me persuade you to be courageous in soul. For there shall be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And now I exhort you to be of good cheer. For there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but only of the ship. |
Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, one of the descendants of Elam, spoke to Ezra. Shecaniah said, “We have not been faithful to our God. We have married the people living around us. But, even though we have done this, there is still hope for Israel.
Satan answered, “Skin for skin! {\cf2\super [5]} A person will give everything he has to save his life.
He will not be afraid of bad news.\par That person is confident\par because he trusts the Lord.\par
The next night the Lord \{Jesus\} came and stood by Paul. He said, “Be brave! You have told people in Jerusalem about me. You must also go to Rome to tell people there about me!”
So men, be happy! I trust in God. Everything will happen like his angel told me.
But Paul told the army officer {\cf2\super [517]} and the other soldiers, “If these men do not stay in the ship, then your lives cannot be saved!”
Now I beg (ask) you to eat something. You need it to stay alive. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads.”
The other people used wooden boards or pieces of the ship. And this is how all the people went to land. None of the people died.
All the men in the army were sad and angry because their sons and daughters were taken as prisoners. The men were talking about killing David with stones. This made David very upset. But David found strength in the Lord his God.