Acts 27:39-44
New American Standard Bible
39 Now when day came, (A)they [a]could not recognize the land; but they did notice a bay with a beach, and they resolved to run the ship onto it if they could. 40 And casting off (B)the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and they hoisted the foresail to the wind and were heading for the beach. 41 But they struck a [b]reef where two seas met and ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck firmly and remained immovable, while the stern started to break up due to the force of the waves. 42 The soldiers’ plan was to (C)kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape; 43 but the centurion, (D)wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from accomplishing their intention, and commanded that those who could swim were to [c]jump overboard first and get to land, 44 and the rest were to follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that (E)they all were brought safely to land.
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- Acts 27:39 Lit were not recognizing
- Acts 27:41 Lit place
- Acts 27:43 Lit throw themselves
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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