Acts 27:30 KJV

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,

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  • Paul encourages those with himGod, who appointed the end, that they should be saved, appointed the means, that they should be saved by the help of these shipmen. Duty is ours, events are...

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Cross References

  • Acts 27:16 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:
  • Acts 27:32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

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Topics

  • Anchor General scriptures concerning
  • Luke To Rome
  • Mariners (sailors) Perils of
  • Paul The ship encounters a storm; Paul encourages and comforts the officers and crew; the soldiers advise putting the prisoners to death; the...
  • Prisoners Paul

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Strong’s Numbers

  • And δέ dé
  • as the shipmen ναύτης naútēs
  • were about ζητέω zētéō
  • to flee φεύγω pheúgō
  • out of ἐκ ek
  • the ship πλοῖον ploîon
  • when καί kaí
  • they had let down χαλάω chaláō
  • the boat σκάφη skáphē
  • into εἰς eis
  • the sea θάλασσα thálassa
  • under colour πρόφασις próphasis
  • as though ὡς hōs
  • they would μέλλω méllō
  • have cast ἐκτείνω ekteínō
  • anchors ἄγκυρα ánkyra
  • out of ἐκ ek
  • the foreship πρῶρα prōra

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