Acts 27:31 meaning and explanation

But Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men remain with the ship, you cannot be saved.”

Acts 27:31, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is a prisoner aboard a grain ship caught in a violent storm, and the sailors are secretly trying to escape in the lifeboat. Paul warns the centurion and soldiers that God's promise of safety does not mean the crew can abandon the ship.

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