Acts 27:31

So Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men remain in the ship, you will not be able to be saved.”

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In The King James Version

Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

In Context

30Yet truly, the sailors were seeking a way to flee from the ship, for they had lowered a lifeboat into the sea, on the pretext that they were attempting to cast anchors from the bow of the ship.

32Then the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat, and they allowed it to fall.

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Cross References

Psalms 91:11And my horn will be exalted like that of the single-horned beast, and my old age will be exalted in fruitful mercy.

Ezekiel 36:36And the Gentiles, those who remain around you, shall know that I, the Lord, have built up what was destroyed, and have planted what was uncultivated. I, the Lord, have spoken and acted.

Luke 4:9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and he set him on the parapet of the temple, and he said to him: “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here.

Acts 27:11But the centurion put more trust in the captain and the navigator of the ship, than in the things being said by Paul.

Acts 27:42Then the soldiers were in agreement that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, after escaping by swimming, might flee.

Matthew Henry on Acts 27:22-44

Paul's Voyage towards Rome. 21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship. 23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Cæsar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them… Read the whole commentary →

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