Acts 27:43

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

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.

Cross References

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.

Proverbs 16:7

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

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.

Acts 27:11

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

Acts 23:24

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

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 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.