Acts 27:31

New International Reader's Version

But Paul spoke to the commander and the soldiers. “These men must stay with the ship,” he said. “If they don’t, you can’t be saved.”

Cross References

1 Kings 1:12

So let me tell you what to do to save your life. It will also save the life of your son Solomon.

John 6:37

Everyone the Father gives me will come to me. I will never send away anyone who comes to me.

Acts 27:11

But the commander didn’t listen to what Paul said. Instead, he followed the advice of the pilot and the ship’s owner.

Acts 27:30

The sailors wanted to escape from the ship. So they let the lifeboat down into the sea. They pretended they were going to lower some anchors from the front of the ship.

Acts 27:32

So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat. They let it drift away.

Acts 27:44

The rest were supposed to get there on boards or other pieces of the ship. That is how everyone reached land safely.