Acts 27:42 - Forerunner Commentary

Acts 27:42

40 And they¹ let go the anchors and left them in the sea, meanwhile loosing the rudder ropes; and they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore.

41 But striking¹ a place where two seas met, ^athey ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves.

42 And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape.

43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land,

44 and the rest, some on boards and some on parts of the ship. And so it was ^athat they all escaped safely to land.

Verse Comparison: Acts 27:42

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American Standard Version
And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any `of them' should swim out, and escape.

Amplified® Bible
It was the counsel of the soldiers to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim to land and escape;

Contemporary English Version
The soldiers decided to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming away and escaping.

Darby English Version
And [the] counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.

Good News Bible
The soldiers made a plan to kill all the prisoners, in order to keep them from swimming ashore and escaping.

International Standard Version
The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming ashore and escaping,

King James Version
And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

New American Standard Bible
The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none {of them} would swim away and escape;

New International Version
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

New King James Version
And the soldiers%u2019 plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The soldiers' planned to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;

Young's Literal Translation
And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,

New English Translation
Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners¹ so that none of them would escape by swimming away.²

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