Acts 27:31

But Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”

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Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

In Context

30The sailors were looking for a way to abandon the ship and had lowered the lifeboat into the sea, and pretended that they would throw down the anchors from the bow.

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

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Cross References

Psalms 91:11For he will direct his angels to protect you, 1 to guard you in all your ways. 1

Ezekiel 36:36Then the other nations around you will know that I am Yahweh, that I built up the ruins and replanted the abandoned places. I am Yahweh. I have declared it and I will do it.

Luke 4:9Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem and put him on the very highest point of the temple building, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here.

Acts 27:11But the centurion paid more attention to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things that were spoken by Paul.

Acts 27:42The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them could 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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