Acts 27:30

NETBible	Then when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship’s boat into the sea, pretending¹ that they were going to put out anchors from the bow,
NIV © biblegateway Act 27:30	In an attempt to escape from the ship, the sailors let the lifeboat down into the sea, pretending they were going to lower some anchors from the bow.
NASB © biblegateway Act 27:30	But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down the ship’s boat into the sea, on the pretense of intending to lay out anchors from the bow,
NLT © biblegateway Act 27:30	Then the sailors tried to abandon the ship; they lowered the lifeboat as though they were going to put out anchors from the prow.
MSG © biblegateway Act 27:30	Some of the sailors tried to jump ship. They let down the lifeboat, pretending they were going to set out more anchors from the bow.
BBE © SABDAweb Act 27:30	Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 27:30	But when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, on the pretext of putting out anchors from the bow,
NKJV © biblegateway Act 27:30	And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, when they had let down the skiff into the sea, under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow,
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KJV	And <1161> as the shipmen <3492> were about <2212> (5723) to flee <5343> (5629) out of <1537> the ship <4143>_, when <2532> they had let down <5465> (5660) the boat <4627> into <1519> the sea <2281>_, under colour <4392> as though <5613> they would <3195> (5723) have cast <1614> (5721) anchors <45> out of <1537> the foreship <4408>_,
NASB © biblegateway Act 27:30	But as the sailors <3492> were trying <2212> to escape <5343> from the ship <4143> and had let <5465> down <5465> the ship's boat <4627> into the sea <2281> , on the pretense <4392> of intending <3195> to lay <1614> out anchors <45> from the bow <4408> ,
NET [draft] ITL	Then <1161> when the sailors <3492> tried <2212> to escape <5343> from <1537> the ship <4143> and <2532> were lowering <5465> the ship’s boat <4627> into <1519> the sea <2281> , pretending <4392> that <5613> they were going <3195> to put out <1614> anchors <45> from <1537> the bow <4408> ,
GREEK	twn <3588> T-GPM de <1161> CONJ nautwn <3492> N-GPM zhtountwn <2212> (5723) V-PAP-GPM fugein <5343> (5629) V-2AAN ek <1537> PREP tou <3588> T-GSN ploiou <4143> N-GSN kai <2532> CONJ calasantwn <5465> (5660) V-AAP-GPM thn <3588> T-ASF skafhn <4627> N-ASF eiv <1519> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF yalassan <2281> N-ASF profasei <4392> N-DSF wv <5613> ADV ek <1537> PREP prwrhv <4408> N-GSF agkurav <45> N-APF mellontwn <3195> (5723) V-PAP-GPM ekteinein <1614> (5721) V-PAN


NETBible	Then when the sailors tried to escape from the ship and were lowering the ship’s boat into the sea, pretending¹ that they were going to put out anchors from the bow,
NET Notes	¹tn BDAG 889 s.v. πρόφασις 2 states, “προφάσει ὡς under the pretext that, pretending that…Ac 27:30.” In other words, some of the sailors gave up hope that such efforts would work and instead attempted to escape while pretending to help.