Acts 27:44

Then the rest of the men should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. In this way it happened that all of us came safely to land.

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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 wanted to save Paul, so he stopped their plan; and he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

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Cross References

Amos 9:9Look, I will give a command, 1 and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations, 1 as one shakes grain in a sieve, 1 so that not the smallest stone will fall to the ground. 1

Acts 27:22Now I urge you to take courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the loss of the ship.

Acts 27:31But Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”

1 Peter 4:18And “If it is difficult for the righteous to be saved, 1 what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

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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