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Acts 27:38

King James Version (KJV)

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Acts 27:38

Verse 38 of 44

Scripture focus

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

Acts 27:38 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Acts 27:38

Theological / Devotional

Lightened the ship. Probably much or all of the cargo had been thrown overboard (v. 18). The rigging had already been reduced to a minimum (see on v. 17), and everything from the deck and quarters of the ship had also been disposed of (v. 19). Now they did the same with what may have remained of the cargo, and also surplus food. Cast out the wheat. This was apparently an Egyptian wheat ship on its way to Rome. The people of Italy, and especially of Rome, were dependent upon shipments of Egyptian wheat (Juvenal Satires v. 118, 119; see on v. 5).

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