Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And as we had not seen the sun or stars for a long time, and a great storm was on us, all hope of salvation was gone.
New American Standard Bible
Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned.
King James Version
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
Holman Bible
For many days neither sun nor stars appeared, and the severe storm kept raging. Finally all hope that we would be saved was disappearing.
International Standard Version
For a number of days neither the sun nor the stars were to be seen, and the storm continued to rage until at last all hope of our being saved vanished.
A Conservative Version
And when neither sun nor stars appeared for more days, and no small storm laying on, all remaining hope for us to be saved was taken away.
American Standard Version
And when neither sun nor stars shone upon us for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.
Amplified
Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm kept raging about us, from then on all hope of our being saved was [growing worse and worse and] gradually abandoned.
An Understandable Version
When they could see neither the sun nor the stars for many days [due to the storm], and with the wind blowing furiously on them, they gave up all hope of [ever] being saved.
Anderson New Testament
And as neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay upon us, all hope of our being saved was at length taken away.
Common New Testament
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was raging on us, all hope of our being saved was finally abandoned.
Daniel Mace New Testament
For several days, we had not seen either sun or stars: the tempest still bore hard: all our hopes of escape quite sunk,
Darby Translation
And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm lying on us, in the end all hope of our being saved was taken away.
Godbey New Testament
and neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and there being no small tempest on us, finally all hope of saving us was taken away.
Goodspeed New Testament
For a number of days neither the sun nor the stars were visible, and the storm continued to rage, until at last we gave up all hope of being saved.
John Wesley New Testament
And as neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was then taken away.
Julia Smith Translation
And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small tempest impending, finally all hope for us to be saved was removed.
King James 2000
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But [when] neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and [with] not a little bad weather confronting [us], finally all hope was abandoned [that] we would be saved.
Modern King James verseion
And neither sun nor stars appearing in many days, and no small tempest pressing hard, now all hope that we would be saved was taken away.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When at the last neither sun nor star in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay upon us, all hope that we should be saved, was then taken away.
Moffatt New Testament
for many days neither sun nor stars could be seen, the storm raged heavily, and at last we had to give up all hope of being saved.
Montgomery New Testament
Then when for many days neither sun nor stars were seen, and a great tempest still beat upon us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away from us.
NET Bible
When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.
New Heart English Bible
When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
Noyes New Testament
And as neither sun nor stars had appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, thenceforward all hope that we should be saved was taken away.
Sawyer New Testament
And neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no slight storm being upon us, at last all hope that we should be saved was taken away.
The Emphasized Bible
And, neither, sun nor stars, appearing for many days, and, no small tempest, lying upon us, in the end, all hope that we should be saved, began to be taken from us.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
So when neither sun nor stars had appeared for many days, and no small tempest beating on us, all hope of our being preserved was entirely taken from us.
Twentieth Century New Testament
As neither sun nor stars were visible for several days, and, as the gale still continued severe, all hope of our being saved was at last abandoned.
Webster
And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.
Weymouth New Testament
Then, when for several days neither sun nor stars were seen and the terrific gale still harassed us, the last ray of hope was now vanishing.
Williams New Testament
For a number of days neither the sun nor the stars were to be seen, and the storm continued to rage, until at last all hope of being saved was now vanishing,
World English Bible
When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away.
Worrell New Testament
And, when neither sun nor stars appeared to us for many days, and no small tempest was pressing upon us, henceforth all hope that we should be saved was being utterly taken away.
Worsley New Testament
And as neither sun nor stars appeared for several days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope of our being saved was now taken away.
Youngs Literal Translation
and neither sun nor stars appearing for more days, and not a little tempest lying upon us, thenceforth all hope was taken away of our being saved.
Themes
Despair » General references to
Despondency » Instances of » The sailors with paul
Man » Extremity of examples of » Paul and his companions on the sea
Man's » Examples of » Paul and his companions on the sea
Mariners (sailors) » Perils of
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » The autumnal weather on the mediterranean
Paul » The ship is wrecked, and all on board take refuge on the island of melita (malta)
the Sea » Sailing on, dangerous
Ships » Course of frequently directed by the heavenly bodies
Topics
Interlinear
De
Pleion
Pas
Loipon
References
Fausets
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Acts 27:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Violent Storm At Sea
19 And on the third day, they let all the sailing apparatus go over the side. 20 And as we had not seen the sun or stars for a long time, and a great storm was on us, all hope of salvation was gone. 21 And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss.
Names
Cross References
Exodus 10:21-23
And the Lord said to Moses, Let your hand be stretched out to heaven, and all the land of Egypt will be dark, so that men will be feeling their way about in the dark.
Psalm 105:28
He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word.
Psalm 107:25-27
For at his word comes up the storm-wind, lifting high the waves.
Isaiah 57:10
You were tired with your long journeys; but you did not say, There is no hope: you got new strength, and so you were not feeble.
Jeremiah 2:25
Do not let your foot be without shoes, or your throat dry from need of water: but you said, There is no hope: no, for I have been a lover of strange gods, and after them I will go.
Ezekiel 37:11
Then he said to me, Son of man, these bones are all the children of Israel: and see, they are saying, Our bones have become dry our hope is gone, we are cut off completely.
Jonah 1:4
And the Lord sent out a great wind on to the sea and there was a violent storm in the sea, so that the ship seemed in danger of being broken.
Jonah 1:11-14
And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was getting rougher and rougher.
Matthew 8:24-25
And there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping.
Matthew 24:29
But straight away, after the trouble of those days, the sun will be made dark and the moon will not give her light and the stars will come down from heaven and the powers of heaven will be moved:
2 Corinthians 11:25
Three times I was whipped with rods, once I was stoned, three times the ship I was in came to destruction at sea, a night and a day I have been in the water;
Ephesians 2:12
That you were at that time without Christ, being cut off from any part in Israel's rights as a nation, having no part in God's agreement, having no hope, and without God in the world.
1 Thessalonians 4:13
But it is our desire, brothers, that you may be certain about those who are sleeping; so that you may have no need for sorrow, as others have who are without hope.