Acts 27:18 meaning and explanation

We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.

Acts 27:18, Berean Standard Bible

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The narrator, a companion of Paul, is describing the storm that struck the ship carrying Paul to Rome as a prisoner. The Greek verb translated "jettison" means to throw cargo overboard, a standard emergency measure when a ship was in danger of sinking.

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