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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)But Paul said to the commanding officer and the soldiers, “You will all die unless the sailors stay aboard.”

Context of Acts 27:31

29Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. 30In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow. Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away. 33Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. “For the last fourteen days,” he said, “you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you haven’t eaten anything.

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 27:11But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship.
• Acts 27:22But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.
• Psalms 91:11For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
• Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
• Ezekiel 36:36Then the nations around you that remain will know that I the Lord have rebuilt what was destroyed and have replanted what was desolate. I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.’
• Luke 1:34“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
• Luke 4:9The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down from here.
• John 6:37All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth.

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