Acts 27:18
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And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
In other translations
And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;We were tossed so violently that the next day the men began to jettison the cargo.
Greek words
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