KJV ORIGINAL
And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man’s life among you, but of the ship.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
But listen, I'm telling you to keep your heads up and stay strong — nobody's going to die here, I promise you that. We'll lose the ship, but every single one of us is making it out alive.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes you lose the boat but keep your life — that's still a win.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Book of Acts was written by Luke, a companion of Paul, to Theophilus and a broader audience, likely in the early 60s CE.
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