Acts 27:31

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But Paul said to the captain and his men, If you do not keep these men in the ship, you will not be safe.

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  • Acts 27:21-24 : 21 And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss. 22 But now, I say to you, be of good heart, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship. 23 For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am, 24 Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.
  • 2 Thess 2:13-14 : 13 But it is right for us to give praise to God at all times for you, brothers, loved by the Lord, because it was the purpose of God from the first that you might have salvation, being made holy by the Spirit and by faith in what is true: 14 And in this purpose he gave you a part through the good news of which we were the preachers, even that you might have part in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Acts 27:42-43 : 42 Then the armed men were for putting the prisoners to death, so that no one would get away by swimming. 43 But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:
  • Ps 91:11-12 : 11 For he will give you into the care of his angels to keep you wherever you go. 12 In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone.
  • Jer 29:11-13 : 11 For I am conscious of my thoughts about you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you hope at the end. 12 And you will go on crying to me and making prayer to me, and I will give ear to you. 13 And you will be searching for me and I will be there, when you have gone after me with all your heart.
  • Ezek 36:36-37 : 36 Then the rest of the nations round about you will be certain that I the Lord am the builder of the places which were pulled down and the planter of that which was waste: I the Lord have said it, and I will do it. 37 This is what the Lord has said: The children of Israel will again make prayer to me for this, that I may do it for them; I will make them increased with men like a flock.
  • Luke 1:34-35 : 34 And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man? 35 And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.
  • Luke 4:9-9 : 9 And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings, 10 He will give his angels orders to take care of you: 11 And, In their hands they will keep you up, so that your foot may not be crushed against a stone. 12 And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.
  • John 6:37 : 37 Whatever the Father gives to me will come to me; and I will not send away anyone who comes to me.
  • Acts 27:11 : 11 But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

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  • Acts 27:37-44
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    37 And we were, in the ship, two hundred and seventy-six persons.

    38 And when they had had enough food, they made the weight of the ship less, turning the grain out into the sea.

    39 And when it was day, they had no knowledge of the land, but they saw an inlet of the sea with a floor of sand, and they had the idea of driving the ship up on to it if possible.

    40 So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.

    41 And coming to a point between two seas, they got the ship to land; and the front part was fixed in the sand and not able to be moved, but the back part was broken by the force of the waves.

    42 Then the armed men were for putting the prisoners to death, so that no one would get away by swimming.

    43 But the captain, desiring to keep Paul safe, kept them from their purpose, and gave orders that those who had knowledge of swimming were to go off the ship and get first to land:

    44 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.

  • Acts 27:29-30
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    29 Then, fearing that by chance we might come on to the rocks, they let down four hooks from the back of the ship, and made prayers for the coming of day.

    30 Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;

  • Acts 27:32
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    32 Then the armed men, cutting the cords of the boat, let her go.

  • Acts 27:6-27
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    6 And there the captain came across a ship of Alexandria, sailing for Italy, and put us in it.

    7 And when we had gone on slowly for a long time, and had had hard work getting across to Cnidus, for the wind was against us, we went under cover of Crete, in the direction of Salmone;

    8 And sailing down the side of it, as well as we were able, we came to a certain place named Fair Havens, near which was the town of Lasea.

    9 And as a long time had gone by, and the journey was now full of danger, because it was late in the year, Paul put the position before them,

    10 Saying, Friends, I see that this journey will be one of great damage and loss, not only to the goods and the ship, but to ourselves.

    11 But the captain gave more attention to the master and the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

    12 And as the harbour was not a good one in which to be for the winter, the greater number of them were for going out to sea, in order, if possible, to put in for the winter at Phoenix, a harbour of Crete, looking to the north-east and south-east.

    13 And when the south wind came softly, being of the opinion that their purpose might be effected, they let the ship go and went sailing down the side of Crete, very near to the land.

    14 But after a little time, a very violent wind, named Euraquilo, came down from it with great force.

    15 And when the ship got into the grip of it, and was not able to make headway into the wind, we gave way, and went before it.

    16 And, sailing near the side of a small island named Cauda, we were able, though it was hard work, to make the ship's boat safe:

    17 And having got it up, they put cords under and round the ship; but fearing that they might be pushed on to the Syrtis, they let down the sails and so went running before the wind.

    18 And, still fighting the storm with all our strength, the day after they made a start at getting the goods out of the ship;

    19 And on the third day, they let all the sailing apparatus go over the side.

    20 And as we had not seen the sun or stars for a long time, and a great storm was on us, all hope of salvation was gone.

    21 And when they had been without food for a long time, Paul got up among them and said, Friends, it would have been better if you had given attention to me and not gone sailing out from Crete, to undergo this damage and loss.

    22 But now, I say to you, be of good heart, for there will be no loss of life, but only of the ship.

    23 For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,

    24 Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.

    25 And so, O men, be of good heart, for I have faith in God that it will be as he said to me.

    26 But we will be sent on to a certain island.

    27 But when the fourteenth day came, while we were going here and there in the Adriatic sea, about the middle of the night the sailors had an idea that they were getting near land;

  • Jonah 1:11-13
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    11 And they said to him, What are we to do to you so that the sea may become calm for us? For the sea was getting rougher and rougher.

    12 And he said to them, Take me up and put me into the sea, and the sea will become calm for you: for I am certain that because of me this great storm has come on you.

    13 And the men were working hard to get back to the land, but they were not able to do so: for the sea got rougher and rougher against them.

  • Acts 27:1
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    1 And when the decision had been made that we were to go by sea to Italy, they gave Paul and certain other prisoners into the care of a captain named Julius, of the Augustan band.

  • Acts 28:16
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    16 And when we came into Rome, they let Paul have a house for himself and the armed man who kept watch over him.

  • Acts 16:30-31
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    30 And took them out and said, Sirs, what have I to do to get salvation?

    31 And they said, Have faith in the Lord Jesus, and you and your family will have salvation.

  • Acts 16:28
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    28 But Paul said in a loud voice, Do yourself no damage, for we are all here.

  • Acts 23:10-11
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    10 And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.

    11 And the night after, the Lord came to his side and said, Be of good heart, for as you have been witnessing for me in Jerusalem, so will you be my witness in Rome.

  • Matt 8:24-25
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    24 And there came up a great storm in the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves: but he was sleeping.

    25 And they came to him, and, awaking him, said, Help, Lord; destruction is near.

  • Acts 15:11
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    11 But we have faith that we will get salvation through the grace of the Lord Jesus in the same way as they.

  • Mark 4:37-38
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    37 And a great storm of wind came up, and the waves came into the boat, so that the boat was now becoming full.

    38 And he himself was in the back of the boat, sleeping on the cushion: and they, awaking him, said, Master, is it nothing to you that we are in danger of destruction?

  • Acts 11:14
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    14 Who will say words to you through which you and all your family may get salvation.

  • Luke 8:23
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    23 But while they were sailing he went to sleep: and a storm of wind came down on the sea, and the boat became full of water and they were in danger.