Acts 27:31

Acts 27:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”

Context of Acts 27:31

29Then fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern [to slow the ship] and kept wishing for daybreak to come. 30But as the sailors were trying to escape [secretly] from the ship and had let down the skiff into the sea, pretending that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow, Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain on the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes that held the skiff and let it fall and drift away. 33While they waited for the day to dawn, Paul encouraged them all [and told them] to have some food, saying, “This is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly on watch and going without food, having eaten nothing.

Acts 27:31 word by word

εἶπεν ὁ Παῦλος τῷ ἑκατοντάρχῃ καὶ τοῖς στρατιώταις· ἐὰν μὴ οὗτοι μείνωσιν ἐν τῷ πλοίῳ, ὑμεῖς σωθῆναι οὐ δύνασθε.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Paulὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• to the centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchēs hekatontarchos · centurionG1543
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• to the soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
• Exceptἐάνean · ifG1437
• ·μήmē · notG3361
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• abideμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• cannotοὐou · noG3756
• ·δύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• be savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982

Cross-references for Acts 27:31

• Acts 27:11However, the centurion [Julius, ranking officer on board] was persuaded by the pilot and the owner of the ship rather than by what Paul said.
• Acts 27:22But even now I urge you to keep up your courage and be in good spirits, because there will be no loss of life among you, but only loss of the ship.
• Psalms 91:11For He will command His angels in regard to you, To protect and defend and guard you in all your ways [of obedience and service].
• Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
• Ezekiel 36:36Then the nations that are left around you will know that I the Lord have rebuilt the ruined places and planted that which was desolate. I the Lord have spoken, and will do it.”
• Luke 1:34Mary said to the angel, “How will this be, since I am a virgin and have no intimacy with any man?”
• Luke 4:9Then he led Jesus to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle (highest point) of the temple, and said [mockingly] to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here;
• John 6:37All that My Father gives Me will come to Me; and the one who comes to Me I will most certainly not cast out [I will never, never reject anyone who follows Me].
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we should and are [morally] obligated [as debtors] always to give thanks to God for you, believers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through the sanctifying work of the Spirit [that sets you apart for God’s purpose] and by your faith in the truth [of God’s word that leads you to spiritual maturity].

Commentaries on Acts 27:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved - God, who has promised to save your lives, promises this on the condition that ye make use of every means he has put in your power to help yourselves. While, therefore, ye are using these means, expect the co-operation of God. If these sailors, who only understand how to work the ship, leave it, ye cannot escape. Therefore prevent their present design. On the economy of Divine Providence, see the notes…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers - The centurion had, it appears, the general direction of the ship, Acts 27:11. Perhaps it had been pressed into the service of the government. Except these - These seamen. The soldiers and the centurion were unqualified to manage the ship, and the presence of the sailors was therefore indispensable to the preservation of any. Abide in the ship - Remain on board. Ye cannot be saved - You cannot be preserved…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-38Verses 30-38 God, who appointed the end, that they should be saved, appointed the means, that they should be saved by the help of these shipmen. Duty is ours, events are God's; we do not trust God, but tempt him, when we say we put ourselves under his protection, if we do not use proper means, such as are within our power, for our safety. But how selfish are men in general, often even ready to seek their own safety by the destruction of others! Happy…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-32This time the soldiers listened to Paul (compare 27:10–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers--the only parties now to be trusted, and whose own safety was now at stake. except ye abide in the ship ye cannot be saved--The soldiers and passengers could not be expected to possess the necessary seamanship in so very critical a case. The flight of the crew, therefore, might well be regarded as certain destruction to all who remained. In full assurance of ultimate safety, in virtue of a DIVINE pledge…Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 27:31

• Mariners (Sailors)
• Paul
• Prophecy
• Soldiers
• Trouble

In the dictionaries

• Paul
• Paul, Saul
• Abide
• Centurion
• Cheer
• Close
• Creek
• Crete
• Euroclydon
• Exhort

Commentaries on Acts 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings