Acts 27:37

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“In all, there were 276 of us on board.”

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BSBPD

“In all, there were 276 of us on board.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“(and we were--all the souls in the ship--two hundred, seventy and six),”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 27:37 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Acts 2:41Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
  2. Acts 7:14Then Joseph sent for his father Jacob and all his relatives, seventy-five in all.
  3. Romans 13:1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
  4. 1 Peter 3:20who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.

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