Acts 27:39-44
English Standard Version
The Shipwreck
39 Now when it was day, (A)they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore. 40 So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach. 41 But striking a reef,[a] (B)they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf. 42 (C)The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape. 43 But the centurion, (D)wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land, 44 and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that (E)all were brought safely to land.
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- Acts 27:41 Or sandbank, or crosscurrent; Greek place between two seas
Acts 27:39-44
Lexham English Bible
The Shipwreck
39 Now when day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which they decided to run the ship ashore if they could. 40 And slipping the anchors, they left them[a] in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes[b] of the steering oars. And hoisting the foresail to the wind that was blowing, they held course for the beach. 41 But falling into a place of crosscurrents,[c] they ran the ship aground. And the bow stuck fast and[d] stayed immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence.[e] 42 Now the plan of the soldiers was that they would kill the prisoners lest any escape by[f] swimming away, 43 but the centurion, because he[g] wanted to save Paul, prevented them from doing what they intended,[h] and gave orders that those who were able to swim should jump in first to get to the land, 44 and then the rest, some of whom floated[i] on planks and some of whom on anything that was from the ship. And in this way all were brought safely to the land.
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- Acts 27:40 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Acts 27:40 Or “bands” (referring to the linkage that tied the steering oars together)
- Acts 27:41 Or “a reef”; literally “a place of two seas,” an expression of uncertain meaning but most likely a nautical technical term for some adverse sea condition
- Acts 27:41 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“stuck fast”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Acts 27:41 Some manuscripts have “the violence of the waves”
- Acts 27:42 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“swimming away”) which is understood as means
- Acts 27:43 Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“wanted”) which is understood as causal
- Acts 27:43 Literally “of the intention”
- Acts 27:44 The word “floated” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity
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