Acts 27:41-43

EasyEnglish Bible

⁴¹ But there was a place in the sea where the water was not deep. The ship sailed onto the sand in this place and it stayed there. The front of the ship pushed into the sand and it could not move. The sea was very strong and it hit against the back of the ship. As a result, the back of the ship broke into pieces.

⁴² The soldiers decided to kill the prisoners that they were guarding. They did not want these men to swim to the land and escape. ⁴³ But the army officer wanted to save Paul. So he commanded the soldiers not to kill the men. Instead he said, ‘Everyone who can swim, jump into the water first. Then swim to the shore.