Acts 27:37
in Acts 27In all, there were 276 of us on board.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
KJV
And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.
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This verse in Acts 27
Commentary
7 notes on this verseAnd we were in all in the ship,.... Reckoning the master and owner of the ship, and the centurion and the soldiers, and the apostle and his company, with whatsoever passengers there might be: two hundred and threescore and sixteen souls; the Alexandrian copy reads, "two hundred seventy and five"; and the Ethiopic version, "two hundred and six".
This site's exposition
kept urging them all to eat
on Acts 27:33-38
Right up to daybreak, Paul kept urging them all to eat after fourteen days without food, for your own preservation, since not a single hair of your head will be lost. Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all, a Jewish grace before pagan sailors and soldiers, and they were all encouraged. Once fed, they threw the grain into the sea, spending the cargo to save the lives.
This site's exposition
276 of us on board
John Gill counts the master, the owner, the centurion, the soldiers, Paul's company and any other passengers in this number, and he notes that the Alexandrian manuscript reads two hundred seventy-five. John Chrysostom asks where food for so many came from. Every one of them reached land in verse 44.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Two hundred and seventy-six souls: whence had they victuals? See how they do their part as men, and how Paul does not forbid them. They had thrown out the rest of the corn, but they trusted Paul's assurance for all.
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, 10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
We left them in despair, giving up themselves for gone. Whether they called every man on his God, as Jonah's mariners did, we are not told; it is well if this laudable practice in a storm was not gone out of fashion and made a jest of.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
while day was coming on--"until it should be day"; that is, in the interval between the cutting off of the boat and the approach of day, which all were "anxiously looking for" (Ac 27:29).
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — starts-lowercase
The words behind it
11 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ἤμεθα | emetha | we were | G1510 → | 2333 times |
| δὲ | de | then | G1161 → | 2765 times |
| αἱ | hai | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πᾶσαι | pasai | altogether | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| ψυχαὶ | psuchai | souls | G5590 → | 103 times |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → | 2738 times |
| τῷ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| πλοίῳ | ploio | boat | G4143 → | 67 times |
| διακόσιαι | diakosiai | two hundred | G1250 → | 8 times |
| ἑβδομήκοντα | hebdomekonta | seventy | G1440 → | 5 times |
| ἕξ. | hex | six. | G1803 → | 13 times |
ἤμεθαwe were
emethaG1510 →2333 times
δὲthen
deG1161 →2765 times
αἱthe
haiG3588 →19766 times
πᾶσαιaltogether
pasaiG3956 →1235 times
ψυχαὶsouls
psuchaiG5590 →103 times
ἐνin
enG1722 →2738 times
τῷthe
toG3588 →19766 times
πλοίῳboat
ploioG4143 →67 times
διακόσιαιtwo hundred
diakosiaiG1250 →8 times
ἑβδομήκονταseventy
hebdomekontaG1440 →5 times
ἕξ.six.
hexG1803 →13 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Romans 13:1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
it leads to
- Titus 3:1
Remind the believers to submit to rulers and authorities, to be obedient and ready for every good work,
- 1 Peter 2:13–17
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
- Daniel 2:21
He changes the times and seasons; He removes kings and establishes them. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
- John 19:11
Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”
- Proverbs 8:15–16
By me kings reign, and rulers enact just laws;
- Titus 3:1
Through
Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
it leads to
- Acts 4:4
But many who heard the message believed, and the number of men grew to about five thousand.
- Acts 4:4
Through
1 Peter 3:20who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
it leads to
- Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes…
- 2 Peter 2:5
if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
- Hebrews 11:7
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About Acts

This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Chrysostom, Homily on Acts 53; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and William Ramsay, St. Paul the Traveller and the Roman Citizen.
