Acts 27:42-44

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

⁴² It was the counsel of the soldiers to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim to land and escape;

⁴³ But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, prevented their carrying out their purpose. He commanded those who could swim to throw themselves overboard first and make for the shore,

⁴⁴ And the rest on heavy boards or pieces of the vessel. And so it was that all escaped safely to land.