Acts 27:42

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The soldiers were going to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming away and escaping.

Cross References

Acts 12:19

Herod searched everywhere for him, but he couldn’t find him. So he suspected the guards. He questioned them and ordered them to be put to death. Herod then went from Judea to stay in Caesarea.

Acts 27:24

The angel said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You need to get to Rome to stand trial before Caesar, and God will generously spare the lives of all those sailing with you.’

Acts 27:41

But the ship hit a sand bar, so the front of it got stuck and wouldn’t move. The back of the ship began to be broken into pieces by the pounding of the waves.

2 Corinthians 11:26

I’ve had to keep on the move constantly. I’ve been in danger from rivers, in danger from robbers, in danger from my fellow Jews, and in danger from Gentiles. I’ve been in danger in the city, in the country, and at sea. I’ve been in danger from people who pretended they were believers.