ACTS 27:35 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.”
After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. - Paul's action is liturgical: he 'takes bread,' 'gives thanks to God' (eucharisteō, eucharisteō-'give thanks,' echoing the Eucharist), and 'broke it' (klaō, klaō-'break,' the word for the Eucharistic breaking). Though not explicitly a Eucharist, the action has sacramental resonance: Paul's thanksgiving-meal becomes a community act of faith, sanctifying survival itself. His eating shows example; his gratitude transforms fear into worship.
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