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Acts 27:42

40 Cutting away the anchors, they left them in the sea as they loosened the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

41 But the vessel struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was being broken up by the pounding of the waves.

The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.

43 But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

44 The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
KJV
And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
WEB
The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.
ASV
And the soldiers` counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any [of them] should swim out, and escape.
DARBY
And [the] counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.
BLB
Now the plan of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, should escape.
ÅB
Krigsfolket ville nå drepe fangene, for at ikke noen av dem skulle svømme bort og rømme;
OTB
Soldatene hadde til hensikt å drepe fangene for å hindre at noen av dem svømte bort og rømte.
B1930
Krigsfolket vilde nu drepe fangene, forat ikke nogen av dem skulde svømme bort og rømme;

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Psalms 74:20

    Consider Your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.

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  • Mark 15:15–20

    And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.

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  • Proverbs 12:10

    A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

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  • Ecclesiastes 9:3

    This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.

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  • Acts 12:19

    After Herod had searched for him unsuccessfully, he examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent some time there.

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  • Luke 23:40–41

    But the other one rebuked him, saying, “Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same judgment?

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