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Acts 27:32
Then the armed men, cutting the cords of the boat, let her go.
Acts 27:32 · Bible in Basic English
Acts 27:32 in other translations
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
So the soldiers cut the ropes to the lifeboat and set it adrift.
Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.
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In context
29 Then, fearing that by chance we might come on to the rocks, they let down four hooks from the back of the ship, and made prayers for the coming of day.
30 Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;
31 But Paul said to the captain and his men, If you do not keep these men in the ship, you will not be safe.
32 Then the armed men, cutting the cords of the boat, let her go.
33 And when dawn was near, Paul gave them all orders to take food, saying, This is the fourteenth day you have been waiting and taking no food.
34 So I make request to you to take food; for this is for your salvation: not a hair from the head of any of you will come to destruction.
35 And when he had said this and had taken bread, he gave praise to God before them all, and took a meal of the broken bread.
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