Acts 27:42New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none [of them] would swim away and escape;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any [of them] should swim out, and escape.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any [of them] should swim out, and escape.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And [the] counsel of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim off and escape.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Now, the soldiers counsel, turned out to be, that they should kill, the prisoners, lest any one should swim out and escape;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out should escape.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Then the souldiers counsell was to kill the prisoners, least any of them, when he had swomme out, should flee away.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And the souldiers counsel was to kil the prisoners, lest any of them should swimme out, and escape.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And the soldiers sought to kill the prisoners, lest some of them should swim away and so escape.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— And the soldiers would have killed the prisoners, lest they should cast forth to swim, and escape from them;
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— And the soldiers were disposed to slay the prisoners; lest they should resort to swimming, and escape from them. |
And
1161 {1161} Primeδέde{deh}
A primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.
the
x3588 (3588) Complementὁho{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
soldiers'
4757 {4757} Primeστρατιώτηςstratiotes{strat-ee-o'-tace}
From a presumed derivative of the same as G4756; a camperout, that is, a (common) warrior (literally or figuratively).
counsel
1012 {1012} Primeβουλήboule{boo-lay'}
From G1014; volition, that is, (objectively) advice, or (by implication) purpose.
was
1096 {1096} Primeγίνομαιginomai{ghin'-om-ahee}
A prolonged and middle form of a primary verb; to cause to be ('gen' -erate), that is, (reflexively) to become ( come into being), used with great latitude (literally, figuratively, intensively, etc.).
z5633 <5633> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780) Voice - Middle Deponent (See G5788) Mood - Indicative (See G5791) Count - 260
to
2443 {2443} Primeἵναhina{hin'-ah}
Probably from the same as the former part of G1438 (through the demonstrative idea; compare G3588); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result).
kill
615 {0615} Primeἀποκτείνωapokteino{ap-ok-ti'-no}
From G0575 and κτείνω [[kteino]] (to slay); to kill outright; figuratively to destroy.
z5725 <5725> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774) Voice - Active (See G5784) Mood - Subjunctive (See G5792) Count - 352
the
x3588 (3588) Complementὁho{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
prisoners,
1202 {1202} Primeδεσμώτηςdesmotes{des-mo'-tace}
From the same as G1201; (passively) a captive.
lest
y3361 [3361] Standardμήme{may}
A primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756 expresses an absolute denial); (adverbially) not, (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether.
any of them
5100 {5100} Primeτὶςtis{tis}
An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.
x3361 (3361) Complementμήme{may}
A primary particle of qualified negation (whereas G3756 expresses an absolute denial); (adverbially) not, (conjugationally) lest; also (as interrogitive implying a negative answer [whereas G3756 expects an affirmative one]); whether.
should swim out,
1579
z5660 <5660> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777) Voice - Active (See G5784) Mood - Participle (See G5796) Count - 714
and escape.
1309 {1309} Primeδιαφεύγωdiapheugo{dee-af-yoo'-go}
From G1223 and G5343; to flee through, that is, escape.
z5630 <5630> Grammar
Tense - Second Aorist (See G5780) Voice - Active (See G5784) Mood - Optative (See G5793) Count - 15 |
Acts 27:42-44
_ _ the soldiers’ counsel was to hill the prisoners, lest any ... should escape — Roman cruelty, which made the keepers answerable for their prisoners with their own lives, is here reflected in this cruel proposal. |
Acts 27:42
The counsel — Cruel, unjust, ungrateful. |
Acts 27:42
(12) And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
(12) There is nowhere more unfaithfulness and unthankfulness in unbelievers. |
Psalms 74:20 Have respect unto the covenant: for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty.
Proverbs 12:10 A righteous [ man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [ are] cruel.
Ecclesiastes 9:3 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.
Mark 15:15- 20 And [ so] Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged [ him], to be crucified. ... 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.
Luke 23:40- 41 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? ... And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.
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