Acts 27:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Acts 27:30 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Meanwhile, the sailors attempted to escape from the ship. Pretending to lower anchors from the bow, they let the lifeboat down into the sea.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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,”
King James Version · Public Domain“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,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as <FI>if<Fi> out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 27:30 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Acts 27:16Passing to the lee of a small island called Cauda, we barely managed to secure the lifeboat.
- Acts 27:32So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
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