Acts 27:42

New Century Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 74:20

Remember the agreement you made with us, because violence fills every dark corner of this land.

Proverbs 12:10

Good people take care of their animals, but even the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is something wrong that happens here on earth: What happens to one happens to all. So people’s minds are full of evil and foolish thoughts while they live. After that, they join the dead.

Acts 12:19

Herod looked everywhere for him but could not find him. So he questioned the guards and ordered that they be killed. Later Herod moved from Judea and went to the city of Caesarea, where he stayed.

Acts 27:24

The angel said, ‘Paul, do not be afraid. You must stand before Caesar. And God has promised you that he will save the lives of everyone sailing with you.’

Acts 27:41

But the ship hit a sandbank. The front of the ship stuck there and could not move, but the back of the ship began to break up from the big waves.

2 Corinthians 11:26

I have gone on many travels and have been in danger from rivers, thieves, my own people, the Jews, and those who are not Jews. I have been in danger in cities, in places where no one lives, and on the sea. And I have been in danger with false Christians.