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Acts 27:21

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.

KJV

πολλῆς τε ἀσιτίας ὑπαρχούσης, τότε σταθεὶς ὁ Παῦλος ἐν μέσῳ αὐτῶν εἶπεν· ἔδει μέν, ὦ ἄνδρες, πειθαρχήσαντάς μοι μὴ ἀνάγεσθαι ἀπὸ τῆς Κρήτης κερδῆσαί τε τὴν ὕβριν ταύτην καὶ τὴν ζημίαν.

Greek NT

Et cum multa jejunatio fuisset, tunc stans Paulus in medio eorum, dixit : Oportebat quidem, o viri, audito me, non tollere a Creta, lucrique facere injuriam hanc et jacturam.

Vulgate

And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

ASV

And after they had fasted a long time, Paul standing forth in the midst of them, said: You should indeed, O ye men, have hearkened unto me and not have loosed from Crete and have gained this harm and loss.

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

People Paul
Places Crete

In the original Greek

27 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Κρήτη
krete
noun · 5×
Παῦλος
paulos
noun · 158×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δεῖ
dei
verb · 103×
ζημία
zemia
noun · 4×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κερδαίνω
kerdaino
verb · 16×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
μέν
men
particle · 177×
μέσος
mesos
adjective · 61×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πειθαρχέω
peitharcheo
verb · 4×
πολύς
polus
adjective · 412×
τέ
te
particle · 214×
τότε
tote
adverb · 157×
ἀνάγω
anago
verb · 23×
ἀνήρ
aner
noun · 216×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ἀσιτία
asitia
noun · 1×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
ἵστημι
istemi
verb · 152×
o
article · 19778×
ὑπάρχω
uparcho
verb · 60×
ὕβρις
ubris
noun · 3×
o
interjection · 17×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: τε | WH/Treg/NIV: τε | RP: δὲ
  • τεSBLGNT
  • τεWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • δὲRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 27:7 — And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;
  • Acts 27:11 — Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.
  • Acts 27:25 — Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
  • Acts 27:31 — Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
  • Gen 42:22 — And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is required.
  • Ps 107:5 — Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.
  • Titus 1:5 — For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: