Acts 27:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 27:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
πολλῆς
polýs
G4183
many
τε
té
G5037
and
ἀσιτίας
asitía
G776
fasting
ὑπαρχούσης
hypárchō
G5225
to be at hand
τότε
tóte
G5119
then
σταθεὶς
hístēmi
G2476
to stand
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Παῦλος
Paûlos
G3972
Paul
ἐν
en
G1722
in
μέσῳ
mésos
G3319
middle
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
εἶπεν
légō
G3004
to say
ἔδει
deî
G1163
it is necessary
μέν
mén
G3303
truly
ὦ
ō
G5599
O
ἄνδρες
anḗr
G435
man
πειθαρχήσαντάς
peitharchéō
G3980
to obey
μοι
egṓ
G1473
I
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
ἀνάγεσθαι
anágō
G321
to lead up
ἀπὸ
apó
G575
from
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
Κρήτης
Krḗtē
G2914
Crete
κερδῆσαί
kerdaínō
G2770
to gain
τε
té
G5037
and
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ὕβριν
hýbris
G5196
insult
ταύτην
hoûtos
G3778
this
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ζημίαν
zēmía
G2209
damage
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World English Bible Public Domain
When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them, and said, "Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.
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King James Version Public Domain
But 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And as there had been much abstinence, then Paul, having stood up in the midst of them, said, “O men, it was indeed necessary, obeying me, not to put to sea from Crete and to avoid this damage and loss.
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