Acts 27:38–44

³⁸When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship by ^athrowing out the wheat into the sea.

³⁹When day came, ^athey ¹could not recognize the land; but they did observe a bay with a beach, and they resolved to drive the ship onto it if they could.

⁴⁰And casting off ^athe anchors, they left them in the sea while at the same time they were loosening the ropes of the rudders; and hoisting the foresail to the wind, they were heading for the beach.

⁴¹But striking a ¹reef where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the prow stuck fast and remained immovable, but the stern began to be broken up by the force of the waves.

⁴²The soldiers’ plan was to ^akill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape;

⁴³but the centurion, ^awanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from their intention, and commanded that those who could swim should ¹jump overboard first and get to land,

⁴⁴and the rest should follow, some on planks, and others on various things from the ship. And so it happened that ^athey all were brought safely to land.