Acts 27:31-43
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 27
31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, 'Unless these men remain on the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved.' 32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it fall away.
33Until the day was about to dawn, Paul kept encouraging them all to take some food, saying, 'Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken in nothing.
34Therefore, I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your survival, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.'
35Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all, and he broke it and began to eat.
36All of them were encouraged and they themselves also took food.
37We were 276 people on the ship in all.
38When they had eaten enough, they began lightening the ship by throwing the wheat out into the sea.
39Now when day came, they could not recognize the land; but they did notice a bay with a beach, and they resolved to run the ship onto it if they could.
40And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and they hoisted the foresail to the wind and were heading for the beach.
41But they struck a reef where two seas met and ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck firmly and remained immovable, while the stern started to break up due to the force of the waves.
42The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;
43but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from accomplishing their intention, and commanded that those who could swim were to jump overboard first and get to land,
King James Version
Chapter 27
31Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. 32Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. 33And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing. 34Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you. 35And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat. 36Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. 37And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. 38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. 39And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. 40And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore. 41And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. 42And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. 43But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 27
31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved." 32Then the soldiers cut the ropes holding the skiff and let it drop away.
33When it was about daylight, Paul urged them all to take food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been waiting and going without food, having eaten nothing.
34So I urge you to take some food. For this is for your survival, since none of you will lose a hair from your head."
35After he said these things and had taken some bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all of them, and after he broke it, he began to eat.
36They all were encouraged and took food themselves.
37In all there were 276 of us on the ship.
38When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the grain overboard into the sea.
39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land but sighted a bay with a beach. They planned to run the ship ashore if they could.
40After cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and headed for the beach.
41But they struck a sandbar and ran the ship aground. The bow jammed fast and remained immovable, while the stern began to break up by the pounding of the waves.
42The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners so that no one could swim away and escape.
43But the centurion kept them from carrying out their plan because he wanted to save Paul, and so he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
New Living Translation
Chapter 27
31But Paul said to the commanding officer and the soldiers, 'You will all die unless the sailors stay aboard.' 32So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and let it drift away.
33Just as day was dawning, Paul urged everyone to eat. 'You have been so worried that you haven’t touched food for two weeks,' he said.
34Please eat something now for your own good. For not a hair of your heads will perish.'
35Then he took some bread, gave thanks to God before them all, and broke off a piece and ate it.
36Then everyone was encouraged and began to eat —
37all 276 of us who were on board.
38After eating, the crew lightened the ship further by throwing the cargo of wheat overboard.
39When morning dawned, they didn’t recognize the coastline, but they saw a bay with a beach and wondered if they could get to shore by running the ship aground.
40So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea. Then they lowered the rudders, raised the foresail, and headed toward shore.
41But they hit a shoal and ran the ship aground too soon. The bow of the ship stuck fast, while the stern was repeatedly smashed by the force of the waves and began to break apart.
English Standard Version
Chapter 27
31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship’s boat and let it go.
33As day was about to dawn, Paul urged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you have continued in suspense and without food, having taken nothing.
34Therefore I urge you to take some food. For it will give you strength, for not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you.”
35And when he had said these things, he took bread, and giving thanks to God in the presence of all he broke it and began to eat.
36Then they all were encouraged and ate some food themselves.
37(We were in all 276 persons in the ship.)
38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
39Now when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, on which they planned if possible to run the ship ashore.
40So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders. Then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach.
41But striking a reef, they ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf.
42The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape.
43But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land,
New International Version
Chapter 27
31Then Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, 'Unless these men stay with the ship, you cannot be saved.' 32So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat and let it drift away.
33Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. 'For the last fourteen days,' he said, 'you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food--you haven't eaten anything.
34Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from his head.'
35After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat.
36They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves.
37Altogether there were 276 of us on board.
38When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
40Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
41But 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.
New King James Version
Chapter 27
31Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.” 32Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it fall off.
33And as day was about to dawn, Paul implored them all to take food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have waited and continued without food, and eaten nothing.
34Therefore I urge you to take nourishment, for this is for your survival, since not a hair will fall from the head of any of you.”
35And when he had said these things, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all; and when he had broken it he began to eat.
36Then they were all encouraged, and also took food themselves.
37And in all we were two hundred and seventy-six persons on the ship.
38So when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship and threw out the wheat into the sea.
39When it was day, they did not recognize the land; but they observed a bay with a beach, onto which they planned to run the ship if possible.
40And they let go the anchors and left them in the sea, meanwhile loosing the rudder ropes; and they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore.
41But striking a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves.
