Acts 27:42
Acts · New Testament · Chapter 27
“And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.”Acts 27:42
What Does Acts 27:42 Mean?
Acts 27:42 is found in the book of Acts, chapter 27, verse 42 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 9 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (9)
These passages are connected to Acts 27:42 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
1 Peter 4:18“And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?”Acts 26:17“Delivering thee from the people, and from the Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,”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“And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.”Luke 23:40“But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?”Acts 12:19“And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not, he examined the keepers, and commanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and there abode.”Acts 27:31“Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.”
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