Acts 27:32

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.”

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BSBPD

“So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“then the soldiers did cut off the ropes of the boat, and suffered it to fall off.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Acts 27:32 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Luke 16:8The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.
  2. Philippians 3:7But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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