KJV King James Version
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
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Acts 27:31
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
WEB World English Bible
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”
ASV American Standard Version
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, ‘If these do not remain in the ship—ye are not able to be saved;’
Surrounding context — Acts 27
28 And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found [it] fifteen fathoms.
29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought [them] all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
34 Wherefore I pray you to take [some] meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
εἶπενG2036 · eiponto sayὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠαῦλοςG3972 · PaulosPaulτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoἑκατοντάρχῃG1543 · hekatontarchoscenturionκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoστρατιώταις·G4757 · stratiōtēssoldierἐὰνG1437 · eanifμὴG3361 · mēnotοὗτοιG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itμείνωσινG3306 · menōto stayἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῷG3588 · hothe/this/whoπλοίῳ,G4143 · ploionboatὑμεῖςG4771 · suyouσωθῆναιG4982 · sōzōto saveοὐG3756 · ounoδύνασθε.G1410 · dunamaibe able
Cross-references
2 Thessalonians 2:13-14But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:Psalm 91:11-12For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.Jeremiah 29:11-13For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.Acts 27:21-24But 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.Luke 4:9-12And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence:Luke 1:34-35Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?Acts 27:42-43And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.John 6:37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.Acts 27:11Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.Ezekiel 36:36-37Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined [places, and] plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken [it], and I will do [it].
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