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Acts 27:42

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 42 At this the soldiers decided to kill the prisoners so that no one might swim away and escape.

Acts 27:42

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 42 At this the soldiers decided to kill the prisoners so that no one might swim away and escape.

Acts 27:42

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 42 Τῶν Of the δὲ but στρατιωτῶν soldiers βουλὴ counsel ἐγένετο became ἵνα in order that τοὺς the δεσμώτας ones in bonds ἀποκτείνωσιν, they should kill, μή not τις anyone ἐκκολυμβήσας having swum out διαφύγῃ· should flee through;

Acts 27:42

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 42 At this it became the determination of the soldiers to kill the prisoners, that no one might swim away and escape.

Acts 27:42

The Bible in Living English
- 42 And on the part of the soldiers there was a plan to kill the prisoners for fear someone should swim out and make his escape;

Acts 27:42

American Standard Version
- 42 And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

Acts 27:42

The Emphasized Bible
- 42 Now the soldiers’ counsel turned out to be that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one should swim out and escape;