New American Standard Bible 1995

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Acts

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but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land,

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
but the centurion, a centurion, a captain of one hundred men N-NMS H1543 ἑκατοντάρχης ekatontarchēs
wanting to will V-PPM/P-NMS H1014 βουλόμενος boulomenos
to bring to bring safely through (a danger), to save thoroughly V-ANA H1295 διασῶσαι diasōsai
Paul (Sergius) Paulus (a Rom. proconsul), also Paul (an apostle) N-AMS H3972 Παῦλον paulon
safely through, to bring safely through (a danger), to save thoroughly V-ANA H1295    
kept to hinder V-AIA-3S H2967 ἐκώλυσεν ekōlusen
them from their intention, purpose, will N-GNS H1013 βουλήματος boulēmatos
and commanded to command V-AIA-3S H2753 ἐκέλευσεν ekeleusen
that those the Art-AFS H3588 o
who could to be able, to have power V-PPM/P-AMP H1410 δυναμένους dunamenous
swim to plunge into the sea V-PNA H2860 κολυμβᾶν kolumban
should jump overboard to throw away V-APA-AMP H641 ἀπορίψαντας aporipsantas
first first, chief Adj-AMP H4413 πρώτους prōtous
and get to go forth V-PNA H1826 ἐξιέναι exienai
to land, the earth, land N-AFS H1093 γὴν gēn

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New American Standard Bible 1995 but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land,
King James Bible but But the centurion, wanting willing to bring Paul safely through, save Paul, kept them from their intention, purpose; and commanded that those who they which could swim should jump overboard cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land,land:
Berean Bible but But the centurion, wanting desiring to bring Paul safely through, kept save Paul, hindered them from their intention, of the purpose; and he commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get being able to swim, having cast themselves off first, to go out on the land,
Hebrew Greek English but the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and commanded that those who could swim should jump overboard first and get to land,