Acts 27:31

Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t 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

30As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,

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

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Cross References

Psalms 91:11For he will put his angels in charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.

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

Luke 4:9He led him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, cast yourself down from here,

Acts 27:11But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship than to those things which were spoken by Paul.

Acts 27:42The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would 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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