Acts 27:44

And the rest, some they carried on boards, and some on those things that belonged to the ship. And so it came to pass, that every soul got safe to land.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.

In Context

43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, forbade it to be done; and he commanded that they who could swim, should cast themselves first into the sea, and save themselves, and get to land.

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Cross References

Amos 9:9For behold I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, as corn is sifted in a sieve: and there shall not a little stone fall to the ground.

Acts 27:22And now I exhort you to be of good cheer. For there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but only of the ship.

Acts 27:31Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers: Except these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.

1 Peter 4:18And if the just man shall scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

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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