NET Bible
"Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away."
— Acts 27:42, NET Bible
“And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.”
“And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape. ”
“The soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim out and escape.”
“And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any of them, swimming out should escape.”
“Then the armed men were for putting the prisoners to death, so that no one would get away by swimming.”
“And the soldiers’ counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim out, and escape.”
Paul is Shipwrecked When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a bay with a beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.
So they slipped the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage that bound the steering oars together. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and steered toward the beach.
But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves.
Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away.
But the centurion, wanting to save Paul’s life, prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,
and the rest were to follow, some on planks and some on pieces of the ship. And in this way all were brought safely to land.