KJV King James Version
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from [their] purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land:
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Acts 27:43
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from [their] purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;
ASV American Standard Version
But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, hindered them from the counsel, and did command those able to swim, having cast themselves out first—to get unto the land,
Surrounding context — Acts 27
40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed [themselves] unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.
41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.
42 And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from [their] purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land:
44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on [broken pieces] of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenἑκατοντάρχηςG1543 · hekatontarchoscenturionβουλόμενοςG1014 · boulomaito planδιασῶσαιG1295 · diasōzōto saveτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠαῦλονG3972 · PaulosPaulἐκώλυσενG2967 · kōluōto preventαὐτοὺςG846 · autosit/s/heτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoβουλήματος,G1013 · boulēmaplanἐκέλευσένG2753 · keleuōto orderτεG5037 · teand/bothτοὺςG3588 · hothe/this/whoδυναμένουςG1410 · dunamaibe ableκολυμβᾶνG2860 · kolumbaōto swimἀπορίψανταςG641 · aporriptōto throw offπρώτουςG4413 · prōtosfirstἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆνG1093 · gēearth: planetἐξιέναι,G1826 · exeimito go out/away
Cross-references
Acts 27:3And the next [day] we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave [him] liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself.Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.Acts 27:11Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.2 Corinthians 11:25Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep;Acts 23:10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring [him] into the castle.Acts 23:24And provide [them] beasts, that they may set Paul on, and bring [him] safe unto Felix the governor.Acts 27:31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
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