Acts 27:42 The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

English Standard Version
The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape.

New American Standard Bible
The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;

King James Bible
And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that no one could swim away and escape.

International Standard Version
The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming ashore and escaping,

American Standard Version
And the soldiers counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them'should swim out, and escape.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the soldiers' counsel was, that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out, should escape.

Darby Bible Translation
And the counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.

Young's Literal Translation
And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,

Cross References

Acts 12:19
And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there stayed.

Acts 27:24
Saying, Fear not, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar: and, see, God has given you all them that sail with you.

Acts 27:41
And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmovable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves.

2 Corinthians 11:26
In journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by my own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brothers;

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

27:39-44 The ship that had weathered the storm in the open sea, where it had room, is dashed to pieces when it sticks fast. Thus, if the heart fixes in the world in affection, and cleaving to it, it is lost. Satan's temptations beat against it, and it is gone; but as long as it keeps above the world, though tossed with cares and tumults, there is hope for it. They had the shore in view, yet suffered shipwreck in the harbour; thus we are taught never to be secure. Though there is great difficulty in the way of the promised salvation, it shall, without fail, be brought to pass. It will come to pass that whatever the trials and dangers may be, in due time all believers will get safely to heaven. Lord Jesus, thou hast assured us that none of thine shall perish. Thou wilt bring them all safe to the heavenly shore. And what a pleasing landing will that be! Thou wilt present them to thy Father, and give thy Holy Spirit full possession of them for ever.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

42-44. the soldiers' counsel was to hill the prisoners, lest any … should escape—Roman cruelty, which made the keepers answerable for their prisoners with their own lives, is here reflected in this cruel proposal.