Acts 27:42
World English Bible (WEB)
The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.
In context
40 Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
41 But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground. The bow struck and remained immovable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.
42 The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.
43 But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;
44 and the rest should follow, some on planks and some on other things from the ship. So they all escaped safely to the land.
Acts 27:42 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.
- KJV King James Version
- And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And [the] counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.