Acts 27:31
when Paul said to the Roman officer and his men, “Unless the sailors remain on board, you cannot be saved.”
Open English Bible (US)
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
32So the soldiers cut the ropes which held the boat, and let her drift away.
Cross References
Psalms 91:11for he orders his angels to guard you, wherever you go.
Luke 4:9The devil next led him into Jerusalem, and, placing him on the parapet of the Temple, said, “If you are God’s Son throw yourself down from here,
Acts 27:11The Roman officer, however, was more influenced by the captain and the owner than by what was said by Paul.
Acts 27:42The advice of the soldiers was that the prisoners should be killed, so that none of them could swim away and make their 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 →