Acts 27:18
On the next day, as we were being violently tossed about by the storm [and taking on water], they began to jettison the cargo;
Jonah 1:5
Then the sailors were afraid, and each man cried out to his god; and to lighten the ship [and diminish the danger] they threw the ship’s cargo into the sea. But Jonah had gone below into the hold of the ship and had lain down and was sound asleep.
Acts 27:38
After they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the
Acts 27:19
and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle (spare lines, blocks, miscellaneous equipment) overboard with their own hands [to further reduce the weight].
Psalm 107:27
They staggered and trembled like a drunken man,
And were at their wits’ end [all their wisdom was useless].
Matthew 16:26
Luke 16:8
Philippians 3:7-8
But whatever former things were gains to me [as I thought then], these things [once regarded as advancements in merit] I have come to consider as loss [absolutely worthless] for the sake of Christ [and the purpose which He has given my life].
Hebrews 12:1
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of
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They staggered and trembled like a drunken man,
And were at their wits’ end [all their wisdom was useless].