Acts 27:42-44

Worldwide English (New Testament)

⁴² The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners so that none of them would swim to land and run away.

⁴³ But the officer wanted to save Paul, so he stopped the soldiers. He told the people, `Those of you who can swim, jump into the water first and get to the land.

⁴⁴ Then the rest of you jump in and go on planks and other pieces of the boat.' So in this way they all got to the land safely.