Acts 27:43 — compare English translations
Compare translationsActs 27:43 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἑκατοντάρχης
hekatontárchēs
G1543
centurion
βουλόμενος
boúlomai
G1014
to will
διασῶσαι
diasṓzō
G1295
to save
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
Παῦλον
Paûlos
G3972
Paul
ἐκώλυσεν
kōlýō
G2967
to hinder
αὐτοὺς
autós
G846
he
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
βουλήματος
boúlēma
G1013
will
ἐκέλευσέν
keleúō
G2753
to command
τε
té
G5037
and
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
δυναμένους
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
κολυμβᾶν
kolymbáō
G2860
to swim
ἀπορίψαντας
aporrhíptō
G641
to cast down
πρώτους
prōtos
G4413
first
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
γῆν
gē
G1093
earth
ἐξιέναι
éxeimi
G1826
to go forth
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;
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King James Version Public Domain
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, stopped their plan, and he commanded the ones being able to swim to depart first to the land, jumping overboard,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).