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Acts 27:43 — King James Version← Study notes

But 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:


Acts 27:43Greek Interlinear

Greek · Acts 27:4322 words
GreekMeaning
ho
thearticleG3588
δὲde
ButwordG1161
ἑκατοντάρχηςhekatontarchēs
the centurionnounG1543
βουλόμενοςboulomenos
desiringverbG1014
διασῶσαιdiasōsai
to saveverbG1295
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
ΠαῦλονPaulon
PaulnounG3972
ἐκώλυσενekōlysen
hinderedverbG2967
αὐτοὺςautous
thempronounG846
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
βουλήματοςboulēmatos
purposenounG1013
ἐκέλευσένekeleusen
he commandedverbG2753
τεte
thenwordG5037
τοὺςtous
thosearticleG3588
δυναμένουςdynamenous
being ableverbG1410
κολυμβᾶνkolymban
to swimverbG2860
ἀπορίψανταςaporipsantas
having cast themselves offverbG641
πρώτουςprōtous
firstadjectiveG4413
ἐπὶepi
onprepositionG1909
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
γῆνgēn
landnounG1093
ἐξιέναιexienai
to go outverbG1826
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Acts 27:43

And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. Acts 27:42 Again the devil tries to hinder the prophecy, and they had a mind to kill some, but the centurion suffered them not, that he might save Paul, so much was the centurion attached to him. But 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: and the rest,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 53 on Acts
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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