Acts 27:31

American Standard Version (1901)

Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

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  • Acts 27:21-24 : 21 And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss. 22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there shall be no loss of life among you, but [only] of the ship. 23 For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve, 24 saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and lo, God hath granted thee all them that sail with thee.
  • 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, for that God chose you from the beginning unto salvation in sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: 14 whereunto he called you through our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 27:42-43 : 42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any [of them] should swim out, and escape. 43 But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land;
  • Ps 91:11-12 : 11 For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
  • Jer 29:11-13 : 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end. 12 And ye shall call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. 13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
  • Ezek 36:36-37 : 36 Then the nations that are left round about you shall know that I, Jehovah, have builded the ruined places, and planted that which was desolate: I, Jehovah, have spoken it, and I will do it. 37 Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: For this, moreover, will I be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them: I will increase them with men like a flock.
  • Luke 1:34-35 : 34 And Mary said unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.
  • Luke 4:9-9 : 9 And he led him to Jerusalem, and set him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: 10 for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee, to guard thee: 11 and, On their hands they shall bear thee up, Lest haply thou dash thy foot against a stone. 12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not make trial of the Lord thy God.
  • John 6:37 : 37 All that which the Father giveth me shall come unto me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.
  • Acts 27:11 : 11 But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship, than to those things which were spoken by Paul.

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  • Acts 27:37-44
    8 verses
    82%

    37And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

    38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

    39And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they perceived a certain bay with a beach, and they took counsel whether they could drive the ship upon it.

    40And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.

    41But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence [of the waves] .

    42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any [of them] should swim out, and escape.

    43But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land;

    44and 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.

  • Acts 27:29-30
    2 verses
    80%

    29And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day.

    30And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,

  • Acts 27:32
    79%

    32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

  • Acts 27:6-27
    22 verses
    78%

    6And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing for Italy; and he put us therein.

    7And when we had sailed slowly many days, and were come with difficulty over against Cnidus, the wind not further suffering us, we sailed under the lee of Crete, over against Salmone;

    8and with difficulty coasting along it we came unto a certain place called Fair Havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.

    9And when much time was spent, and the voyage was now dangerous, because the Fast was now already gone by, Paul admonished them,

    10and said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the lading and the ship, but also of our lives.

    11But the centurion gave more heed to the master and to the owner of the ship, than to those things which were spoken by Paul.

    12And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to put to sea from thence, if by any means they could reach Phoenix, and winter [there; which is] a haven of Crete, looking north-east and south-east.

    13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.

    14But after no long time there beat down from it a tempestuous wind, which is called Euraquilo:

    15and when the ship was caught, and could not face the wind, we gave way [to it], and were driven.

    16And running under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat:

    17and when they had hoisted it up, they used helps, under-girding the ship; and, fearing lest they should be cast upon the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and so were driven.

    18And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the [the freight] overboard;

    19and the third day they cast out with their own hands the tackling of the ship.

    20And when neither sun nor stars shone upon [us] for many days, and no small tempest lay on [us], all hope that we should be saved was now taken away.

    21And when they had been long without food, then Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss.

    22And now I exhort you to be of good cheer; for there shall be no loss of life among you, but [only] of the ship.

    23For there stood by me this night an angel of the God whose I am, whom also I serve,

    24saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar: and lo, God hath granted thee all them that sail with thee.

    25Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even so as it hath been spoken unto me.

    26But we must be cast upon a certain island.

    27But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven to and fro in the [sea of] Adria, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some country:

  • Jonah 1:11-13
    3 verses
    72%

    11Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea grew more and more tempestuous.

    12And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that for my sake this great tempest is upon you.

    13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not: for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.

  • Acts 27:1
    72%

    1And when it was determined that we should sail for Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners to a centurion named Julius, of the Augustan band.

  • Acts 28:16
    70%

    16And when we entered into Rome, Paul was suffered to abide by himself with the soldier that guarded him.

  • Acts 16:30-31
    2 verses
    70%

    30and brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved?

    31And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.

  • Acts 16:28
    70%

    28But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm: for we are all here.

  • Acts 23:10-11
    2 verses
    69%

    10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the castle.

    11And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer: for as thou hast testified concerning me at Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

  • Matt 8:24-25
    2 verses
    69%

    24And behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

    25And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Save, Lord; we perish.

  • Acts 15:11
    69%

    11But we believe that we shall be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, in like manner as they.

  • Mark 4:37-38
    2 verses
    68%

    37And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling.

    38And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion: and they awake him, and say unto him, Teacher, carest thou not that we perish?

  • Acts 11:14
    68%

    14who shall speak unto thee words, whereby thou shalt be saved, thou and all thy house.

  • Luke 8:23
    68%

    23But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filling [with water], and were in jeopardy.