Acts 27:43 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁴³ But the centurion kept them from carrying out their plan because he wanted to save Paul, and so he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴³ But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

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,

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴³ 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;

Common English Bible

⁴³ However, the centurion wanted to save Paul, so he stopped them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and head for land.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴³ But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, prohibited it from being done. And he ordered those who were able to swim to jump in first, and to escape, and to get to the land.

Acts 27:43 Cross References

Proverbs 16:7

When a person’s ways please the  Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Acts 23:10

When the dispute became violent, the commander feared that Paul might be torn apart by them and ordered the troops to go down, take him away from them, and bring him into the barracks.

Acts 23:24

Also provide mounts to ride so that Paul may be brought safely to Felix the governor.’

Acts 27:11

But the centurion paid attention to the captain and the owner of the ship rather than to what Paul said.

Acts 27:3

The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius treated Paul kindly and allowed him to go to his friends to receive their care.

Acts 27:31

Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, ‘Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.’

Acts 27:42

The soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that no one could swim away and escape.

2 Corinthians 11:25

Three times I was beaten with rods.  Once I received a stoning.  Three times I was shipwrecked.  I have spent a night and a day in the open sea.