# Acts 27:42

> The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.

- Edition: kjv
- Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/27/42
- Book: [Acts](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts)
- Chapter: [Acts 27](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/acts/27)
- License: The King James Version (1769) is in the public domain in the United States.
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And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.