They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves. - The crew and prisoners 'were all encouraged' (eupsycheo, eupsycheo-'took heart, became cheerful') and 'ate some food' (lambano trophē, lambano trophē-'took food'). Paul's example is contagious; his faith becomes community property. The shared meal in crisis mirrors Jesus's meals that nourished and restored; here, it restores not just bodies but morale.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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