27:22a
to keep up your courage: Here this phrase refers to helping the people have hope and confidence to face the current danger. The people could stop worrying about dying, because Paul assured them that they would all survive the storm. Other ways to translate this phrase are:
to have courage (God’s Word)
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to cheer up (Contemporary English Version)
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to stop worrying/fearing
27:22b
you will not experience any loss of life: Here the phrase loss of life refers to dying in the storm. All the people would make it to land safely. Other ways to translate this clause are:
Not one of you will lose your life (Good News Translation)
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not a single life will be lost (Revised English Bible)
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none of you will die (New Century Version)
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you will be safe (Contemporary English Version)
but only of the ship: This clause in Greek is literally “except the ship.” This indicates that the ship would be lost. The storm would destroy the ship. Other ways to translate this are:
only the ship will be destroyed (New International Version)
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only the ship will be lost (Good News Translation)
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but the storm will destroy the ship
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