Acts 27:44

And the rest, he made to transport themselves on planks, and on other timbers of the ship. And so they all escaped safe to land.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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 kept them from it, because he was desirous to preserve Paul. And those who were able to swim, he commanded to swim off first, and pass to the land.

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Cross References

Acts 27:22And now, I counsel you to be without anxiety; for not a soul of you will be lost, but only the ship.

Acts 27:31And when Paul saw it, he said to the centurion and to the soldiers: Unless these remain in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

1 Peter 4:18And if the righteous scarcely liveth, where will the ungodly and the sinner be found!

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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