Acts 27:31

Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, If these men do not stay in the ship, ye cannot 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

30And as the sailors were seeking means to escape from the ship, when they had lowered the boat into the sea, under the pretence that they were about to carry out anchors from the foreship,

32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.

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Cross References

Psalms 91:11For he will give his angels charge over thee, To guard thee in all thy ways.

Ezekiel 36:36Then the nations that are left around you shall know that I, Jehovah, have built that which was ruined, and planted that which was desolate. I, Jehovah, have spoken it, and I will do it.

Luke 4:9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence;

Acts 27:11But the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship more than what was spoken by Paul.

Acts 27:42And on the part of the soldiers there was a plan to kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim out and escape.

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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