New King James Version
Acts 27:32
32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it fall off.
Acts 27:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
- New International Version (NIV)So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship's boat and let it go.
- New Living Translation (NLT)So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and let it drift away.
Context of Acts 27:32
30And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, when they had let down the skiff into the sea, under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow, 31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it fall off. 33And as day was about to dawn, Paul implored them all to take food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have waited and continued without food, and eaten nothing. 34Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.”
Read all of Acts 27Acts 27:32 word by word
τότε ἀπέκοψαν οἱ στρατιῶται τὰ σχοινία τῆς σκάφης καὶ εἴασαν αὐτὴν ἐκπεσεῖν.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thenτότεtote · thenG5119
- the soldiersὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
- cut offἀποκόπτωapokoptō · to cut offG609
- the ropesσχοινίονschoinion · ropeG4979
- of the boatσκάφηskaphē · lifeboatG4627
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- letἐάωeaō · to allowG1439
- herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- fall offἐκπίπτωekpiptō · to fall outG1601
Cross-references for Acts 27:32
Commentaries on Acts 27:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32The soldiers cut off the ropes - These were probably the only persons who dared to have opposed the will of the sailors: this very circumstance is an additional proof of the accuracy of St. Luke.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Cut off the ropes - It is evident that the mariners had not yet got on board the boat. They had let it down into the sea Acts 27:30, and were about to go on board. By thus cutting the ropes which fastened the boat to the ship, and letting it go, all possibility of their fleeing from the ship was taken away, and they were compelled to remain on board.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. 3232. Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat--already lowered. and let her fall off--let the boat drift away.Read the comment
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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
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