Acts 27:43

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

But the military officer, wanting to save Paul [from being killed], prevented them from doing this. [Instead] he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard and be the first to reach land.

Cross References

Acts 27:3

The next day we stopped at Sidon [i.e., a seaport on the northwest coast of Palestine]. Julius treated Paul with kindness, [even] giving him the opportunity to meet his friends [there] and receive help [from them].

2 Corinthians 11:25

I was beaten with rods three times. I was stoned once. I suffered shipwreck three times and spent a night and a day in the open water.

Acts 27:11

But the military officer paid more attention to the captain and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul was saying.

Acts 23:24

And he [also] requested that they furnish animals for Paul to ride so he could be brought safely to Felix, the governor.

Acts 23:10

And when a serious debate broke out, the commander was afraid that Paul might [virtually] be torn apart by the mob, so he ordered his soldiers to go down [to the Council meeting] and forcibly remove Paul and take him to the battalion headquarters.

Acts 27:31

Paul said to the military officer [Julius] and to his soldiers, “Unless these men stay aboard the ship, none of you will be saved.”

Acts 27:42

[Meanwhile] the soldiers had decided to kill the prisoners so that none of them would swim away and escape.