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Acts 27:35-37
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Acts 27:35-37
New English Translation
35 After he said this, Paul[a] took bread[b] and gave thanks to God in front of them all,[c] broke[d] it, and began to eat. 36 So all of them were encouraged and took food themselves. 37 (We were in all 276[e] persons on the ship.)[f]
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- Acts 27:35 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Paul) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- Acts 27:35 tn Grk “taking bread, gave thanks.” The participle λαβών (labōn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
- Acts 27:35 tn Or “before them all,” but here this could be misunderstood to indicate a temporal sequence.
- Acts 27:35 tn Grk “and breaking it, he began.” The participle κλάσας (klasas) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
- 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.
- Acts 27:37 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.
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