Acts 27:43

Easy To Read Version

But the army officer {\cf2\super [518]} (Julius) wanted to let Paul live. So he did not allow the soldiers to kill the prisoners. Julius told the people that could swim to jump into the water and swim to land.

Cross References

Proverbs 16:7

If a person is living a good life, pleasing to the Lord, then even that person’s enemies will be at peace with him.

Acts 23:10

The argument became a fight. The commander was afraid that the Jews would tear Paul to pieces. So the commander told the soldiers to go down and take Paul away from these Jews and to put him in the army building.

Acts 23:24

Get some horses for Paul to ride. He must be taken to Governor Felix safely.”

Acts 27:11

But the captain and the owner of the ship did not agree with Paul. So the army officer {\cf2\super [511]} did not believe Paul. Instead, the officer believed what the captain and owner of the ship said.

Acts 27:3

The next day we came to the city of Sidon. Julius was very good to Paul. He gave Paul freedom to go visit his friends. These friends took care of Paul’s needs.

Acts 27:31

But Paul told the army officer {\cf2\super [517]} and the other soldiers, “If these men do not stay in the ship, then your lives cannot be saved!”

Acts 27:42

The soldiers decided to kill the prisoners so that none of the prisoners could swim away and escape.

2 Corinthians 11:25

Three different times I was beaten with rods. One time I was almost killed with rocks. Three times I was in ships that were wrecked, and one of those times I spent the night and the next day in the sea.