Acts 27:39–44

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27:39 The ship runs aground

39 Once it became light, they saw that they were close to shore in a bay but didn’t recognise the place. After some discussion, they decided to try to save the ship 40 so they cut away the anchors that were holding them in the sea and untied the rudder handles. Then raising the foresail, they let the wind blow them into the shore. 41 But they hit a bank with ocean on both sides of it and the ship ran aground. The bow of the ship was completely stuck but the stern was being broken up by the force of the ocean.

42 At this point the soldiers decided that they should kill the prisoners in case any of them decided to swim away and escape, 43 but the centurion wanted to keep Paulos safe so he vetoed that plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump off and swim in to shore, 44 and for the others to grab floating planks or something off the ship that would float, and so everyone got safely onto the beach.

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39 And when day became, they _were_ not _recognizing the land, but were _observing a_certain bay having a_shore, on which they _were _counselling, if they _might _be _able to _preserve the ship.

40 And having _cut _away the anchors, they _were _allowing them in the sea, at _once having _unfastened the ropes of _the rudders, and having _lifted _up the foresail to _the wind blowing, they _were _keeping for the shore.

41 But having _fallen _among into a_place two _sea, they _ran_ the ship _aground, and on _one _hand the bow having _stuck remained unshakeable, on _the _other _hand the stern was _being _destroyed by the force.

42 And of _the soldiers, the_counsel became that they _may _kill _off the prisoners, lest anyone having _swum _away may _escape.

43 But the centurion wishing to _bring_ The Paulos _safely _through, because/forbade them of _their counsel, and he _commanded the ones being _able to _be _swimming, having _thrown _off themselves first, to _be _departing on the land,

44 and the rest, on _one _hand some on planks, on _the _other _hand some on some things which from the ship.
And thus it _became, all to _be _brought _safely _through to the land.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section ACTs 27:39

The ship runs aground

Acts 27:39–44