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37 (We were in all 276[a] persons on the ship.)[b] 38 When they had eaten enough to be satisfied,[c] they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat[d] into the sea.

Paul is Shipwrecked

39 When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed[e] a bay[f] with a beach,[g] where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

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Footnotes

  1. Acts 27:37 tc One early ms (B) and an early version (sa) read “about seventy-six.” For discussion of how this variant probably arose, see F. F. Bruce, The Acts of the Apostles, 465.
  2. Acts 27:37 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
  3. Acts 27:38 tn Or “When they had eaten their fill.”
  4. Acts 27:38 tn Or “grain.”
  5. Acts 27:39 tn Or “observed,” “saw.”
  6. Acts 27:39 tn Or “gulf” (BDAG 557 s.v. κόλπος 3).
  7. Acts 27:39 sn A beach would refer to a smooth sandy beach suitable for landing.