Bible Strands
Acts 27:19
On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the crew’s actions during a prolonged maritime storm, immediately after they jettisoned the ship’s cargo the previous day.
The words — σκευὴν (skeuēn) denotes the ship’s tackle or gear, while αὐτοχειρῇς (autocheirēs) specifies that the men discarded it with their own hands rather than using tools.
The thread — The text parallels Jonah 1:5, where sailors throw cargo overboard to lighten a vessel in a storm, but Acts 27:18–19 shows a sequential escalation from cargo to tackle as conditions worsen.
Why it lands — The passage documents the crew’s methodical reduction of weight to survive, asking the reader to track the factual progression of their efforts without importing theological allegory.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
Cross-references
- Job 2:4 “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give up all he owns in exchange for his life.
- 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.
- Mark 8:35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and for the gospel will save it.
- Luke 9:24 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.