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Acts 27:43

American Standard Version

But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land;

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Acts 27:43 in other translations

But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;

Acts 27:43 · World English Bible

Acts 27:43 in context

  1. 41But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves.
  2. 42And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.
  3. 43But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land;
  4. 44and the rest, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to the land.