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Acts 27:32

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Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

Read it in 5 translations

KJV King James Version

Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

BSB Berean Standard Bible

So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.

WEB World English Bible

Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off.

ASV American Standard Version

Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

YLT Young’s Literal Translation

then the soldiers did cut off the ropes of the boat, and suffered it to fall off.

Surrounding context — Acts 27

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.

35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken [it], he began to eat.

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