Acts 27:35

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“After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.”

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BSBPD

“After he had said this, Paul took bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And when he had said this, and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; and he brake it, and began to eat.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“and having said these things, and having taken bread, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken <FI>it<Fi> , he began to eat;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 27:35 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 9:13As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests will eat. Go up at once; you will find him.”
  2. Psalms 119:46I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.
  3. Matthew 14:19And He directed the crowds to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, He spoke a blessing. Then He broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
  4. Matthew 15:36Taking the seven loaves and the fish, He gave thanks and broke them. Then He gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people.
  5. Mark 8:6And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
  6. Luke 24:30While He was reclining at the table with them, He took bread, spoke a blessing and broke it, and gave it to them.
  7. John 6:11Then Jesus took the loaves and the fish, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted.
  8. John 6:23However, some boats from Tiberias landed near the place where the people had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.
  9. Acts 2:46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,
  10. Romans 1:16I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
  11. Romans 14:6He who observes a special day does so to the Lord; he who eats does so to the Lord, for he gives thanks to God; and he who abstains does so to the Lord and gives thanks to God.
  12. 1 Corinthians 10:30If I partake in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of that for which I give thanks?
  13. 1 Timothy 4:3They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
  14. 2 Timothy 1:8So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
  15. 2 Timothy 1:12For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
  16. 1 Peter 4:16But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.

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