Acts 27:44

Acts 27:44 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and the rest, some on boards and some on parts of the ship. And so it was that they all escaped safely to land.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The others held on to planks or debris from the broken ship. So everyone escaped safely to shore.

Context of Acts 27:44

42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping. 43But 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. The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely.

Acts 27:44 word by word

καὶ τοὺς λοιποὺς οὓς μὲν ἐπὶ σανίσιν, οὓς δὲ ἐπί τινων τῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ πλοίου. καὶ οὕτως ἐγένετο πάντας διασωθῆναι ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the restὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the restλοιπόςloipoi · remainingG3062
• someὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·μένmen · on the other handG3303
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• boardsσανίςsanis · plankG4548
• andδέde · thenG1161
• ·τιςtis · oneG5100
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• the shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• it came to passγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• that they escapedδιασῴζωdiasōzō · to saveG1295
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• landγῆgē · earth: countryG1093

Cross-references for Acts 27:44

• 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 107:28Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
• Amos 9:9“For I will give the command, and I will shake the people of Israel among all the nations as grain is shaken in a sieve, and not a pebble will reach the ground.
• John 6:39And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.
• 1 Peter 4:18And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

Commentaries on Acts 27:44

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44And the rest - That could not swim: some on boards, planks, spars, etc., got safe to land; manifestly by an especial providence of God; for how otherwise could the sick, the aged, the terrified, besides women and children, (of which, we may naturally suppose, there were some), though on planks, get safe to shore? - where still the waves were violent, Acts 27:41, and they without either skill or power to steer their unsafe flotillas to the land? It was (in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44And the rest - Those who could not swim. They escaped all safe to land - According to the promise which was made to Paul, Acts 27:22. This was done by the special providence of God. It was a remarkable instance of divine interposition to save so many through so long-continued dangers; and it shows that God can defend in any perils, and can accomplish all his purposes. On the ocean or the land we are safe in his keeping, and he can devise ways that shall…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-44Verses 39-44 The ship that had weathered the storm in the open sea, where it had room, is dashed to pieces when it sticks fast. Thus, if the heart fixes in the world in affection, and cleaving to it, it is lost. Satan's temptations beat against it, and it is gone; but as long as it keeps above the world, though tossed with cares and tumults, there is hope for it. They had the shore in view, yet suffered shipwreck in the harbour; thus we are taught never…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 42-44Even during a crisis, the soldiers were responsible for the prisoners (see 12:19; 16:27; 27:32; see study note on 16:27). Fortunately, the commanding officer helped them. This showed God's protection and favor, as all 276 people safely reached the shore, exactly as the angel promised (see 27:24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 42-4442-44. the soldiers' counsel was to hill the prisoners, lest any ... should escape--Roman cruelty, which made the keepers answerable for their prisoners with their own lives, is here reflected in this cruel proposal.Read the comment

Topics related to Acts 27:44

• Mariners (Sailors)
• Paul
• Prophecy
• Ship

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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