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NASB (UPDATED) TEXT: Act_27:33-38
33Until the day was about to dawn, Paul was encouraging them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken nothing. 34Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your preservation, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish." 35Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of all, and he broke it and began to eat. 36All of them were encouraged and they themselves also took food. 37All of us in the ship were two hundred and seventy-six persons. 38When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Act_27:34 "not a hair from the head of any of you will perish" Paul uses words similar to Jesus' words (cf. Luk_12:7; Luk_21:18). This was a Hebrew idiom of protection (cf. 1Sa_14:45; 2Sa_14:11; 1Ki_1:52).
Act_27:35 This does not refer to the Lord's Supper, but it does show Paul's faith, even in the midst of crisis. Paul's faith influenced others (cf. Act_27:36).
Act_27:37 "two hundred and seventy-six" This includes crew and passengers.
1. Manuscript B (fourth century) has "76"
2. MSS à (fourth century) and C (fifth century) have "276"
3. Manuscript A (fifth century) has "275"
4. All modern English translations have 276
UBS4 gives it a "B" rating (almost certain).
Act_27:38 This was a large grain ship from Egypt. They had already thrown overboard all other cargo and rigging (cf. Act_27:18).