Acts 27:44

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.”

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BSBPD

“The rest were to follow on planks and various parts of the ship. In this way everyone was brought safely to land.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and the rest, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to the land.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and the rest, some indeed upon boards, and some upon certain things of the ship; and thus it came to pass that all came safe unto the land.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 27:44 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 107:28Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
  2. Amos 9:9“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground.
  3. John 6:39And this is the will of Him who sent Me, that I shall lose none of those He has given Me, but raise them up at the last day.
  4. Acts 27:22But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because you will not experience any loss of life, but only of the ship.
  5. Acts 27:24and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar. And look, God has granted you the lives of all who sail with you.’
  6. Acts 27:31But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”
  7. 2 Corinthians 1:8We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life.
  8. 1 Peter 4:18And, “If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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