Acts 27:42

New International Version

The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

Cross References

Acts 12:19

After Herod had a thorough search made for him and did not find him, he cross-examined the guards and ordered that they be executed. Then Herod went from Judea to Caesarea and stayed there.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of people, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.

Proverbs 12:10

The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.

Psalm 74:20

Have regard for your covenant, because haunts of violence fill the dark places of the land.

Acts 27:24

and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’

Acts 27:41

But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.

2 Corinthians 11:26

I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my fellow Jews, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false believers.