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


In Context

39 When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

40 Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.

41 But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.

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

43 But the centurion wanted to spare Paul's life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

44 The rest were to get there on planks or on pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land in safety.

Acts 27:42 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:42And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

27:42And the soldiers' counsel was, that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out, should escape.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

27:42And the soldiers counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them'should swim out, and escape.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:42And the counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

27:42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

27:42The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

27:42And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

27:42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.