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Acts 27:44

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27:44and the rest were to follow,141 some on planks142 and some on pieces of the ship.143 And in this way144 all were brought safely to land.

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  1. 141 The words “were to follow” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. They must be supplied to clarify the sense in contemporary English.
  2. 142 Or “boards” according to σανίς.
  3. 143 Grk “on pieces from the ship”; that is, pieces of wreckage from the ship. Both the planks and pieces of the ship were for the weak or nonswimmers. The whole scene is a historical metaphor representing how listening to Paul and his message could save people.
  4. 144 Grk “And in this way it happened that.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all were brought safely to land.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The rest were to get there on planks or on other pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land safely.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The rest were to follow, some on planks and some on debris from the ship. In this way, everyone safely reached the shore.

NLTNew Living Translation

The others held onto planks or debris from the broken ship. So everyone escaped safely to shore.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and then the rest, some of whom floated on planks and some of whom on anything that was from the ship. And in this way all were brought safely to the land.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped all safe to land.