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Podcast: BIBLE IN TEN
Episode: Acts 27:19
Description: Monday, 6 May 2024
On the third day we threw the ship’s tackle overboard with our own hands. Acts 27:19
A literal reading is much sparser in content, “And on the third, self-handed, the tackle of the ship we cast away” (CG).
In the previous verse, Luke noted that because the ship was exceedingly tempest-tossed, the ship was lightened. Now, his words continue with, “And on the third.”
The storm continued to rage which would have put a great strain on the ship, even with it having been lightened. T...