Acts 27:31

So Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “If these men do not remain in the ship, you cannot be saved.”

Text-Critical English NT

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

30Then the sailors tried to escape from the ship by lowering the skiff into the sea under the pretense that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow.

32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it drift away.

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Cross References

Luke 4:9Then the devil brought him to Jerusalem, set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If yoʋ are the Son of God, throw yoʋrself down from here,

Acts 27:11But the centurion was persuaded by the ship's captain and the shipowner rather than by what Paul said.

Acts 27:42The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away 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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