Acts 27:42
Acts 27:42-44 The Message (MSG)
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 King James Version (KJV)
And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
Acts 27:42 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape
Acts 27:42 New Century Version (NCV)
The soldiers decided to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim away and escape.
Acts 27:42 American Standard Version (ASV)
And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
Acts 27:42 New International Version (NIV)
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.
Acts 27:42 New King James Version (NKJV)
And the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim away and escape.
Acts 27:42 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would dive overboard and swim [to land] and escape
Acts 27:42 New Living Translation (NLT)
The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn’t swim ashore and escape.