Acts 27:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.”
Acts 27:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Acts 27:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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Acts 27:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.”
Acts 27:42 — World English Bible
Acts 27:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.”
Acts 27:42 — American Standard Version
Acts 27:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,”
Acts 27:42 — Young's Literal Translation
Acts 27:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And [the] counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.”
Acts 27:42 — Darby Translation
Acts 27:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then the souldiers counsell was to kill the prisoners, least any of them, when he had swomme out, should flee away.”
Acts 27:42 — Geneva Bible
Acts 27:42 in Context — Acts 27
40 Ils délièrent les ancres pour les laisser aller dans la mer, et ils relâchèrent en même temps les attaches des gouvernails; puis ils mirent au vent la voile d’artimon, et se dirigèrent vers le rivage.
41 Mais ils rencontrèrent une langue de terre, où ils firent échouer le navire; et la proue, s’étant engagée, resta immobile, tandis que la poupe se brisait par la violence des vagues.
42 Les soldats furent d’avis de tuer les prisonniers, de peur que quelqu’un d’eux ne s’échappât à la nage.
43 Mais le centenier, qui voulait sauver Paul, les empêcha d’exécuter ce dessein. Il ordonna à ceux qui savaient nager de se jeter les premiers dans l’eau pour gagner la terre,
44 et aux autres de se mettre sur des planches ou sur des débris du navire. Et ainsi tous parvinrent à terre sains et saufs.
What Does Acts 27:42 Mean?
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