Acts 27:43 — Meaning and Application

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“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:”

Acts 27:43

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And 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.

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

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:

And 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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Acts 27:1

"And when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto {one} named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band."

Acts 27:2

"And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; {one} Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us."

Acts 27:3

"And the next {day} we touched at Sidon. And Julius courteously entreated Paul, and gave {him} liberty to go unto his friends to refresh himself."

Acts 27:4

"And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary."

Acts 27:5

"And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Myra, {a city} of Lycia."

Acts 27:6

"And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy; and he put us therein."

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