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Acts 27:42

King James Version (KJV)

And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

Translations

Acts 27:42 - Amplified Bible

It was the counsel of the soldiers to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim to land and escape;

Acts 27:42 - American Standard Version

And the soldiers counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

Acts 27:42 - Bible in Basic English

Then the armed men were for putting the prisoners to death, so that no one would get away by swimming.

Acts 27:42 - Darby Bible

And [the] counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.

Acts 27:42 - English Standard Version

The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape.

Acts 27:42 - King James Version

And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

Acts 27:42 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y el plan de los soldados era matar a los presos, para que ninguno de ellos escapara a nado;

Acts 27:42 - The Message

The soldiers decided to kill the prisoners so none could escape by swimming, but the centurion, determined to save Paul, stopped them. He gave orders for anyone who could swim to dive in and go for it, and for the rest to grab a plank. Everyone made it to shore safely.

Acts 27:42 - New American Standard Bible

The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none {of them} would swim away and escape;

Acts 27:42 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

El plan de los soldados era matar a los presos, para que ninguno de ellos escapara a nado.

Acts 27:42 - World English Bible

The soldiers` counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.

Acts 27:42 - Young's Living Translation

And the soldiers` counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,

Acts 27:42 - Additional Comments

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