Passage

Acts 27.31

Book: Acts · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"29. And fearing lest haply we should be cast ashore on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for the day. 30. And as the sailors were seeking to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, under color as though they would lay out anchors from the foreship,"

"31. Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved."

"32. Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. 33. And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take some food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing." (Acts 27:29-33, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"29. Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight. 30. As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,"

"31. Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”"

"32. Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off. 33. While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, “Today is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing." (Acts 27:29-33, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"29. Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. 30. And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,"

"31. Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved."

"32. Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. 33. And 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." (Acts 27:29-33, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"29. and fearing lest on rough places we may fall, out of the stern having cast four anchors, they were wishing day to come. 30. And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as [if] out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors,"

"31. Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, 'If these do not remain in the ship, ye are not able to be saved;'"

"32. then the soldiers did cut off the ropes of the boat, and suffered it to fall off. 33. And till the day was about to be, Paul was calling upon all to partake of nourishment, saying, 'Fourteen days to-day, waiting, ye continue fasting, having taken nothing," (Acts 27:29-33, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

G4982 - sozo

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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