What Does Acts 27:25 Mean in the King James?
Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
When God’s word is trusted, its promised outcome can steady you before it becomes visible.
THE MEANING
The danger remains, yet a trusted word from God gives courage while its fulfillment is still unseen. Confidence rests in the one who speaks, not in comfortable circumstances. The promised outcome is held as sure while events are still unfolding.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
This undoes the belief that danger must disappear before courage can arise. The verse holds danger and trust together.
THE ROOT
πιστεύω
pisteuō
GROWS FROM
πείθω
peithō
To persuade, win confidence, or bring to trust.
The Greek word for “believe” belongs to the same word family as persuasion and confidence. Here, trust is more than registering a claim: it rests in the one who spoke, while the promised outcome is still unseen.
ALSO GROWS
pistis: Trust, confidence; leaning your full weight on another.
πίστις
This related noun names the reliance beneath the speaker’s courage: confidence rests in God rather than in the visible conditions.
pepeismai: I am persuaded, convinced.
πέπεισμαι
This form of the same root describes settled persuasion, echoing how trust can hold firm before the promised outcome appears.
THE PATTERN
Trust in God’s word can steady the present before its promised outcome is visible.
He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.THE THREAD
For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.Romans uses the same Greek verb πιστεύω (pisteuō, trust) for Abraham’s response to God. Here, that same trust becomes courage: the spoken word steadies the present while its fulfillment is still ahead.
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