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Acts 27:19

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 27:19

Verse 19 of 44

Scripture focus

And the third [day] we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

Acts 27:19 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 27:19

Theological / Devotional

Tackling. Or, “gear.” We cast out. Textual evidence favors (cf. p. 10) the reading “they cast out.” Our own hands. Literally, “own hands,” that is, the hands of the crew (see previous comment). The gear was not washed overboard or blown away, but deliberately thrown overboard. Tackling. See on v. 17. All equipment that could be removed from the ship, particularly what was on deck, was cast overboard.

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