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Acts 27:31 Cross-References
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“Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.”
Acts 27:31 (KJV)
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Commentary on Acts 27:31
Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved—Paul's warning that salvation required the sailors' presence demonstrates conditional divine promises. The Greek sōthēnai (be saved) here means physical deliverance, yet illustrates the theological principle that God's promises demand human cooperation. God had promised (v. 24) no loss of life, but this didn't make human expertise unnecessary.Paul's spiritual authority now commanded military attention—the centurion Julius trusted Paul over experienced sailors. This reversal shows how proven character and divine vindication earn respect even fr...
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Cross-References for Acts 27:31
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“brothers loved by the Lord”
“says Yahweh”
“to guard you in all your ways.”
“Paul stood up in the middle of them”
“How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”
“so that none of them would swim out and escape.”
“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”
“Yahweh”
“Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship”
“and set him on the pinnacle of the temple”