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 lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. 30And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under pretence as though they would cast anchors out of the foreship, Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. 32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. 33And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken 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

• PaulΠαῦλοςPaulos · PaulG3972
• saidεἶπονepō · to sayG2036
• centurionἑκατόνταρχοςhekatontarchēs hekatontarchos · centurionG1543
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• soldiersστρατιώτηςstratiōtēs · soldierG4757
• Exceptἐὰν μήean mē · unlessG3362
• theseοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• abideμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• shipπλοῖονploion · boatG4143
• yeὑμεῖςhumeis · youG5210
• cannotοὐou · noG3756
• cannotδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982

Cross-references for Acts 27:31

• Acts 27:11Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than the things which were spoken by Paul.
• Acts 27:22And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of life among you, but of the ship.
• Psalms 91:11For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
• Jeremiah 29:11For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
• Ezekiel 36:36Then the heathen that are left around you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that which was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it .
• Luke 1:34Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
• Luke 4:9And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from here:
• John 6:37All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will by no means cast out.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13But we are bound to give thanks always to God for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of 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