Acts 27:32

Then the soldiers cut the boat rope from the ship, and let the boat go adrift.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

31And when Paul saw it, he said to the centurion and to the soldiers: Unless these remain in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

33And while it was not yet morning, Paul advised them all to take food, saying to them: In consequence of the peril, it is now the fourteenth day that ye have tasted nothing.

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Cross References

Luke 16:8And our Lord praised the unrighteous steward, for having acted sagaciously: for the children of this world are more sagacious than the children of light, in this their generation.

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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