Acts 27:18

We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrative describes the ship’s crew during a severe storm, specifically recording their actions on the day following the initial undergirding of the vessel.

The words — χειμαζομένων (cheimazomenōn) conveys the state of being storm-tossed, while ἑξῆς (hexēs) explicitly establishes the timeline as the "next day" rather than the immediate onset of the gale.

The thread — This progression of lightening the vessel parallels the sailors' actions in Jonah 1:5 and the later jettisoning of grain in Acts 27:38.

Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to track the chronological escalation of the crisis and observe the crew's measured, day-by-day response to the storm.

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.

The Greek words

σφοδρῶςsphodrōsViolently δὲdenow χειμαζομένωνcheimazomenōnbeing storm-tossed ἡμῶνhēmōnof us τῇtēaon the ἑξῆςhexēsnext [day]ἐκβολὴνekbolēna jettison of cargo ἐποιοῦντο·epoiountothey were making;

King James Version

And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

Cross-references

Jonah 1:5 The sailors were afraid, and each cried out to his own god. And they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea to lighten the load. But Jonah had gone down to the lowest part of the vessel, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep.
Acts 27:38 After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
Matthew 16:26 What will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.
Acts 27:19 On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
Luke 16:8 The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
Philippians 3:7 But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.
Psalms 107:27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.