# Acts 27:20

> When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the great storm continued to batter us, we abandoned all hope of being saved.

— Acts 27:20, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- c. AD 59-60 (counted from the text)
- Date source: The voyage and the shipwreck; Acts 27:9 places the crossing after the Day of Atonement, that is, already in the fall, when sailing was dangerous.

## Who ruled

- **Nero**, emperor of Rome, AD 54-68 · Source: Tacitus, Annals XIII-XVI; Suetonius, Nero
- **Herod Agrippa II**, king of Judea, AD 50-93 · Source: Josephus, Jewish War II; Antiquities XX
- **Antonius Felix**, procurator of Judea, AD 52-59 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.7-8; Tacitus, Annals XII.54
- **Porcius Festus**, procurator of Judea, AD 59-62 · Source: Josephus, Antiquities XX.8-9

## See also

- Matthew 8:24-25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/8/24
- Matthew 24:29 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/24/29
- Exodus 10:21-23 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/exodus/10/21
- Isaiah 57:10 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/57/10
- Jeremiah 2:25 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/2/25
- Ezekiel 37:11 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezekiel/37/11
- Ephesians 2:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ephesians/2/12
- 1 Thessalonians 4:13 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-thessalonians/4/13

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/27/20
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/acts/27
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).