KJV King James Version
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Acts 27:25
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
So take courage, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as He told me.
WEB World English Bible
Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me.
ASV American Standard Version
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even so as it hath been spoken unto me.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
wherefore be of good cheer, men! for I believe God, that so it shall be, even as it hath been spoken to me,
Surrounding context — Acts 27
22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of [any man’s] life among you, but of the ship.
23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,
24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.
27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;
28 And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen fathoms.
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διὸG1352 · diothereforeεὐθυμεῖτεG2114 · euthumeōbe cheerfulἄνδρες·G435 · anērmanπιστεύωG4100 · pisteuōto trust (in)γὰρG1063 · garforτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεῷG2316 · theosGodὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatοὕτωςG3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)ἔσταιG1510 · eimito beκαθ᾽G2596 · kataaccording toὃνG3739 · hos, hēwhichτρόπονG5158 · troposwayλελάληταίG2980 · laleōto speakμοι.G3165 · meme
Cross-references
Romans 4:20-21He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;Luke 1:45And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.2 Timothy 1:12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.Numbers 23:19God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.Acts 27:21-22But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.Acts 27:11Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.Acts 27:36Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took [some] meat.
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