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:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Acts 27:43 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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;
Open English Bible (OEB)English
But the Roman officer, anxious to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their intention, and ordered that those who could swim should be the first to jump into the sea and try to reach the shore;
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Der Hauptmann aber, der den Paulus retten wollte, hinderte sie an ihrem Vorhaben und befahl, daß diejenigen, welche schwimmen könnten, sich zuerst hinabwerfen und an das Land gehen sollten;
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Mas el centurión, queriendo salvar á Pablo, estorbó este acuerdo, y mandó que los que pudiesen nadar, se echasen los primeros, y saliesen á tierra;
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
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 .
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Mas o centurião quis salvar Paulo, então ele impediu o plano deles; e ordenou àqueles que podiam nadar que pulassem do navio primeiro e chegassem a terra.
📖 Acts 27:43 in Context
41And 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.
42And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
43But 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:
44And 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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