but the centurion,wantingto bringPaulsafely through,keptthem from their intention,and commandedthat thosewho couldswimshould jump overboardfirstand getto land,
When a man'swaysare pleasingto the LORD,He makesevenhis enemiesto be at peacewith him.
And as a greatdissensionwas developing,the commanderwas afraidPaulwould be torn to piecesby them and orderedthe troopsto go downand take him away from them by force,and bringhim into the barracks.
[They were] alsoto providemountsto putPaulon and bring him safelyto Felixthe governor.
But the centurionwas morepersuadedby the pilotand the captain of the shipthanby what was being saidby Paul.
The nextday we putin at Sidon;and JuliustreatedPaulwith considerationand allowedhim to goto his friendsand receivecare.
Paulsaidto the centurionand to the soldiers,"Unlessthese menremainin the ship,you yourselvescannotbe saved."
The soldiers'planwas to killthe prisoners,so that none[of them] would swim awayand escape;
ThreetimesI was beaten with rods,onceI was stoned,three timesI was shipwrecked,a night and a dayI have spentin the deep.
