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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any [of them] should swim out, and escape.
World English Bible (WEB)
The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.
Acts 27:42 Cross References
Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.
And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.
And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.
And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,
And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!
And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.
But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
