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Source language
Original Greek   
διὸ παρακαλῶ ὑμᾶς ⸀μεταλαβεῖν τροφῆς, τοῦτο γὰρ πρὸς τῆς ὑμετέρας σωτηρίας ὑπάρχει· οὐδενὸς γὰρ ὑμῶν θρὶξ ⸀ἀπὸ τῆς κεφαλῆς ⸀ἀπολεῖται.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
dio parakalo umas rmetalabein trophes, touto gar pros tes umeteras soterias uparkhei* oudenos gar umon thrix rapo tes kephales rapoleitai.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
propter quod rogo vos accipere cibum pro salute vestra quia nullius vestrum capillus de capite peribit

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Why I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Therefore I pray you to take some food: for this is for your health: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
New King James Version   
Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.”
21st Century King James Version   
Therefore I pray you to take some meat, for this is for your health; for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“Therefore, I beg you to take food for the sustenance of your lives, for not a hair of any one of your heads will perish.”
Darby Bible Translation   
Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food, for this has to do with your safety; for not a hair from the head of any one of you shall perish.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Wherefore I pray you to take some meat for your health's sake; for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you perish.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Wherefore I beseech you to take some food: for this is for your safety: for there shall not a hair perish from the head of any of you.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you.”
God's Word   
So I'm encouraging you to eat something. Eating will help you survive, since not a hair from anyone's head will be lost."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Therefore I urge you to take some food. For this has to do with your survival, since none of you will lose a hair from your head."
International Standard Version   
So I urge you to eat something, for it will help you survive, since none of you will lose so much as a hair from his head."
NET Bible   
Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is important for your survival. For not one of you will lose a hair from his head."
New American Standard Bible   
"Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your preservation, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish."
New International Version   
Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head."
New Living Translation   
"Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish."
Webster's Bible Translation   
Wherefore I pray you to take some food; for this is for your health: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you.
Weymouth New Testament   
I therefore strongly advise you to take some food. This is essential for your safety. For not a hair will perish from the head of any one of you."
The World English Bible   
Therefore I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety; for not a hair will perish from any of your heads."
EasyEnglish Bible   
You must eat some food now. Then you will be strong enough to stay alive. None of you will die. You will not even lose one hair from your head.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
wherefore I call upon you to take nourishment, for this is for your safety, for of not one of you shall a hair from the head fall;'
New Life Version   
You must eat. It will give you strength. Not one of you will lose a hair from your head.”
Revised Geneva Translation   
“Therefore I encourage you to eat! For this is for your safety. For not a hair shall fall from the head of any of you!”
The Voice Bible   
We wait. Just before dawn, Paul again gathers everyone on the ship—all 276 of us. He urges everyone to eat and encourages us not to lose hope. Paul: Listen, men, we’ve all been under incredible stress for 14 days. You haven’t eaten anything during this whole time. I urge you to take some food now because it will help you survive what we’re about to face. And I want to assure you—not one of you will lose a single hair from your head. We’re all going to make it—all 276 of us! Then Paul takes a loaf of bread and gives thanks to God in front of all of them. He breaks it, takes a piece, and begins to eat. A fresh surge of courage seems to fill their hearts as they also begin to eat.
Living Bible   
“Please eat something now for your own good! For not a hair of your heads shall perish!”
New Catholic Bible   
Therefore, I beg you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose even a hair of his head.”
Legacy Standard Bible   
Therefore I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your salvation, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Therefore I pray you to take some food, for this is for your salvation and health, for there shall not one hair fall from the head of any of you.
Christian Standard Bible   
So I urge you to take some food. For this is for your survival, since none of you will lose a hair from your head.”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
So I urge (warn, exhort, encourage, advise) you to take some food [for your safety]—it will give you strength; for not a hair is to perish from the head of any one of you.
New Century Version   
Now I beg you to eat something. You need it to stay alive. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads.”
The Message   
With dawn about to break, Paul called everyone together and proposed breakfast: “This is the fourteenth day we’ve gone without food. None of us has felt like eating! But I urge you to eat something now. You’ll need strength for the rescue ahead. You’re going to come out of this without even a scratch!”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Therefore I urge you to take some food because this is important for your rescue. In fact, not a hair from any of your heads will be lost.”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Therefore I urge you to take some food; for this is for · your survival, for not a hair will perish from the head of any of you.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Therefore I urge you to take some food, for it will help you survive; for none of you will lose a hair from your heads.”
New Matthew Bible   
So I urge you to take food for your health. For not a hair shall fall from the head of any of you.
Good News Translation®   
I beg you, then, eat some food; you need it in order to survive. Not even a hair of your heads will be lost.”
Wycliffe Bible   
Wherefore I pray you to take meat, for your health; for of none of you the hair of the head shall perish.
New Testament for Everyone   
So let me encourage you to have something to eat. This will help you get rescued. No hair of any of your heads will be lost.”
Contemporary English Version   
I beg you to eat something. Your lives depend on it. Do this and not one of you will be hurt.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Therefore I urge you to take some food; it will give you strength, since not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then while everyone waited for the day to break Paul urged them to take some food, saying, “For a fortnight now you’ve had no food—you haven’t had a bite while you’ve been on watch. Now take some food, I beg of you—you need it for your own well-being, for not a hair of anyone’s head will be lost.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Therefore I urge you to take some food, for it will help you survive, for none of you will lose a hair from your heads.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Therefore I urge you to take some food, for it will help you survive; for none of you will lose a hair from your heads.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
I urge you to take some food. Your health depends on it. None of you will lose a single hair from his head.”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
So I urge you to eat some food, for this is for your survival; for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
I urge you, therefore, to take some food; it will help you survive. Not a hair of the head of anyone of you will be lost.”
New American Standard Bible   
Therefore, I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your survival, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.”
The Expanded Bible   
Now I ·beg [urge; encourage] you to ·eat something [L take food]. You need it to ·stay alive [survive]. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads.”
Tree of Life Version   
Therefore, I urge you to take some food—for this is for your survival, since not one of you will lose a hair from his head.”
Revised Standard Version   
Therefore I urge you to take some food; it will give you strength, since not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you.”
New International Reader's Version   
Now I am asking you to eat some food. You need it to live. Not one of you will lose a single hair from your head.”
BRG Bible   
Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Therefore I advise you to take some food; you need it for your own survival. For not one of you will lose so much as a hair from his head.”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
So now, I beg you, eat something. You need it to make you strong so you can save yourselves. Not one of you will lose even one hair from your head.'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Therefore I urge you to take some food, for it will help you survive; for none of you will lose a hair from your heads.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
"Therefore, I encourage you to take okhel, for it is for your deliverance, for none of you will lose a hair from your heads."
Names of God Bible   
So I’m encouraging you to eat something. Eating will help you survive, since not a hair from anyone’s head will be lost.”
Modern English Version   
So I urge you to eat. This is for your preservation, for not a hair shall fall from your head.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
Now I beg you to eat something. You need it to stay alive. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads.”
International Children’s Bible   
Now I beg you to eat something. You need it to stay alive. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads.”
Lexham English Bible   
Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is necessary for your preservation. For not a hair from your head will be lost.”
New International Version - UK   
Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
Therefore I urge you to receive food. For this is for your preservation. For a hair from the head of none of you will be lost”.