Gave thanks to God (ευχαριστησεν τω θεω). First aorist active indicative of ευχαριστεω from which our word "Eucharist" comes. It w…

And gave thanks, etc. This was the usual custom among the Hebrews. See Barnes on Matthew 14:19.

Paul was among those who were not Ch…

He took bread, and gave thanks to God.—The act was a common practice of devout Jews at the beginning and the end of meals. (See Note on Ma…

He would not eat without giving thanks to God. There are some who do, even as the swine do; but the Christian finds it good at all times, before he…

The storm had been so fierce that preparing food had been impossible. Once again, Paul’s great qualities of leadership came to the fore. Urging all…

He took bread. To better encourage them by his own example, he takes bread and eats. Luke says that he gave thanks, not only according to …

And when he had thus spoken he took bread
A piece of bread, of common bread, into his hands; for this could never be…

God, who appointed the end that they should be saved, also appointed the means by which they would be saved—through the help of these sailors. Duty…