Acts 27:44

and the rest should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. So it happened that they all escaped safely to the land.

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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, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;

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Cross References

Amos 9:9"For, behold, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all the nations, as grain is sifted in a sieve, yet not the least kernel will fall on the earth.

Acts 27:22Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

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

1 Peter 4:18"If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to 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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