Acts 27:42

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Acts 27:42

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

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WEB

World English Bible

The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

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ASV

American Standard Version

And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any [of them] should swim out, and escape.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

Now [the] plan of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, could escape.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Acts 27

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 ship 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.

⁴² 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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