Acts 27:42

The soudears counsell was to kyll ye presoners lest eny of them when he had swome out shulde fle awaye.

William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)

In The King James Version

And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

In Context

41But they chaunsed on a place which had the see on bothe the sydes and thrust in the ship. And the foore parte stucke fast and moved not but ye hynder brake with the violence of the waves.

43But the vndercaptayne willinge to save Paul kept the from their purpose and commaunded that they yt could swyme shulde cast the selves first in to ye see and scape to londe.

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Cross References

Luke 23:40The other answered and rebuked him sayinge. Net herfearest thou god because thou arte in the same damnacion?

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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