Acts 27:44

“And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Acts 27:44

And the rest, some on boords, and some on broken pieces of the ship: and so it came to passe that they escaped all safe to land.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

and the rest {should follow,} some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that they all were brought safely to land.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

and the rest, some on planks, and some on `other' things from the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to the land.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And the rest, some on boards and some on things from the ship. And so it came about that they all got safe to land.
- Basic English Bible

The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

and the rest, some on boards, some on some of the things [that came] from the ship; and thus it came to pass that all got safe to land.
- Darby Bible

And the rest, some they carried on boards, and some on those things that belonged to the ship. And so it came to pass, that every soul got safe to land.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

and the rest, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to the land.
- English Revised Version

and the rest should follow, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. So it happened that they all escaped safely to the land.
- World English Bible

Bible Commentary for Acts 27:44

Wesley's Notes for Acts 27:44


27:44 They all escaped safe to land - And some of them doubtless received the apostle as a teacher sent from God. These would find their deliverance from the fury of the sea, but an earnest of an infinitely greater deliverance, and are long ere this lodged with him in a more peaceful harbour than Malta, or than the earth could afford.



People's Bible Notes for Acts 27:44


Ac 27:44 And the rest. Others floated on any buoyant object that could be secured, and thus they escaped all safe to land. All came to shore. This was not Paul's first shipwreck. Compare 2Co 11:25, which was written at an earlier period of his life. Luke's description of the management of the ship in the storm and shipwreck is pronounced by scholars the best description of ancient nautical methods extant.

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