Acts 27:44

and the rest, some indeed on boards, and some on certain things of the ship; and thus it came to pass that all came safe to the land.

Literal Standard Version

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, resolving to save Paul, hindered them from the counsel, and commanded those able to swim, having cast themselves out first—to get to the land,

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Cross References

Amos 9:9“For behold, I am commanding, || And I have shaken among all the nations the house of Israel, || As [one] shakes with a sieve, || And there does not fall a grain [to] the earth.

Acts 27:22and now I exhort you to be of good cheer, for there will be no loss of life among you—but of the ship;

Acts 27:31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “If these do not remain in the ship—you are not able to be saved”;

1 Peter 4:18And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, where will the ungodly and 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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