Acts 27:44 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁴⁴ The rest [he reasoned] could reach shore by floating on planks or other debris from the ship. And so it happened that all of them escaped safely to land.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁴ And the rest on heavy boards or pieces of the vessel. And so it was that all escaped safely to land.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁴ 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.

Common English Bible

⁴⁴ He ordered the rest to grab hold of planks or debris from the ship. In this way, everyone reached land safely.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁴ And as for the others, some they carried on boards, and others on those things that belonged to the ship. And so it happened that every soul escaped to the land.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴⁴ 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.

Acts 27:44 Cross References

Acts 27:22

But, now I want to encourage you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only the ship [will be lost].

Acts 27:24

saying, ‘Do not be afraid Paul, for you must appear before Caesar, and look, God will grant you [the safety of] all these men aboard ship [along] with yourself.’

Acts 27:31

Paul said to the military officer [Julius] and to his soldiers, “Unless these men stay aboard the ship, none of you will be saved.”

1 Peter 4:18

And if people who are trying to do right [i.e., Christians] are saved through [suffering] such difficulties, where will the ungodly and sinful person end up, [if not in hell]?