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Selected Verse: Acts 27:32 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
Ac 27:32	Strong Concordance	Then [5119] the soldiers [4757] cut off [609] the ropes [4979] of the boat [4627], and [2532] let [1439] her [846] fall off [1601].
	King James	Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat--already lowered. and let her fall off--let the boat drift away.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat--already lowered.

and let her fall off--let the boat drift away.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Cut off the ropes ... - It is evident that the mariners had not yet got on board the boat. They had let it down into the sea Act 27:30, and were about to go on board. By thus cutting the ropes which fastened the boat to the ship, and letting it go, all possibility of their fleeing from the ship was taken away, and they were compelled to remain on board.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Cut off the ropes ... - It is evident that the mariners had not yet got on board the boat. They had let it down into the sea Act 27:30, and were about to go on board. By thus cutting the ropes which fastened the boat to the ship, and letting it go, all possibility of their fleeing from the ship was taken away, and they were compelled to remain on board.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
The soldiers cut off the ropes - These were probably the only persons who dared to have opposed the will of the sailors: this very circumstance is an additional proof of the accuracy of St. Luke.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

The soldiers cut off the ropes - These were probably the only persons who dared to have opposed the will of the sailors: this very circumstance is an additional proof of the accuracy of St. Luke.

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