Acts 27:38

And after being filled of food, they unloaded the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

Jonah 1:5

Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god. And they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it to them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he lay, and w

Job 2:4

And Satan answered LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has he will give for his life.

Matthew 6:25

Because of this I say to you, be not anxious about your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, nor yet for your body, what ye may wear. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing?

Matthew 16:26

For what does it profit a men, if he should gain the whole world, and lose his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?

Acts 27:18-19

And since we were exceedingly storm-tossed, on the next day they jettisoned.

Hebrews 12:1

Therefore we also, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, having put off every weight and cleverly entangling sin, let us run by perseverance the contest being set before us.

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Summary

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

Bible References

They lightened

Acts 27:18
And since we were exceedingly storm-tossed, on the next day they jettisoned.
Job 2:4
And Satan answered LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has he will give for his life.
Jonah 1:5
Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man to his god. And they cast forth the wares that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it to them. But Jonah was gone down into the innermost parts of the ship, and he lay, and w
Matthew 6:25
Because of this I say to you, be not anxious about your life, what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, nor yet for your body, what ye may wear. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the clothing?
Matthew 16:26
For what does it profit a men, if he should gain the whole world, and lose his soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul?
Hebrews 12:1
Therefore we also, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, having put off every weight and cleverly entangling sin, let us run by perseverance the contest being set before us.

General references

Mark 13:15
and let the man on the housetop not go down into the house, nor enter in to take anything out of his house,
Luke 12:23
For the life is more than the food, and the body, the clothing.
Philippians 3:7
But whatever was gain to me, these things I regarded loss because of the Christ.