Acts 27:43

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But Julius the army officer wanted to let Paul live. So he did not allow the soldiers to kill the prisoners. He told the people who could swim to jump into the water and swim to land.

Cross References

Acts 27:3

The next day we came to the city of Sidon. Julius was very good to Paul and gave him freedom to go visit his friends there, who gave him whatever he needed.

Proverbs 16:7

When people live to please the Lord, even their enemies will be at peace with them.

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.

Acts 27:11

But the captain and the owner of the ship did not agree with Paul. So the army officer accepted what they said instead of believing Paul.

Acts 23:24

Get some horses for Paul to ride so that he can be taken to Governor Felix safely.”

Acts 23:10

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

Acts 27:31

But Paul told the army officer and the other soldiers, “If these men do not stay in the ship, you will lose all hope of survival.”

Acts 27:42

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