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 E tendo levantado as âncoras, deixaram [-no] ir ao mar, soltando também as amarras dos lemes, e levantando a vela maior ao vento, foram de levando [-o] à praia.

41 Mas tendo caído em um lugar onde dois mares se encontram, encalharam ali o navio; e fixa a proa, ficou imóvel, mas a popa estava se destruindo com a força das ondas.

42 Então o conselho dos soldados foi de que matassem aos presos, para que nenhum [deles] fugisse a nado.

43 Mas o centurião, querendo salvar a Paulo, impediu a intenção deles; e mandou que aqueles que pudessem nadar fossem os primeiros a se lançassem [ao mar] e chegassem à terra [firme] .

44 E [depois] os demais, uns em tábuas, e outros em pedaços do navio. E assim aconteceu, que todos se salvaram em terra.

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What Does Acts 27:42 Mean?

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