Acts 27:31

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

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

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

30Now as the sailors were seeking to escape out of the ship, and had hoisted out the boat into the sea, under pretence as if they were going to carry out anchors a-head,

32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

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Cross References

Luke 4:9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a wing of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thy self down from hence:

Acts 27:11But the centurion paid more attention to the master and to the pilot than to the things which were spoken by Paul.

Acts 27:42Then the soldiers’ design was to have murdered the prisoners, lest any of them should swim ashore 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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