Acts 27:42 - Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionAnd the soldiers' counsel was, that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out, should escape. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionIt was the counsel of the soldiers to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim to land and escape; See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. See the chapterCommon English BibleThe soldiers decided to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming to shore and escaping. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionThen the soldiers were in agreement that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, after escaping by swimming, might flee. See the chapter |