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39 And when it was day, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay, having a shore on which they decided to drive the ship if they could. 40 And having cut away the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time having loosened the ropes of the rudders. And having hoisted the foresail to the blowing wind, they began making for the shore. 41 But having fallen into a place between two seas, they ran the vessel aground. And indeed the bow, having stuck fast, remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the violence of the waves. 42 Now the plan of the soldiers was that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone, having swum away, should escape. 43 But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, hindered them of the plan; and he commanded those being able to swim, having cast themselves off first, to go out on the land, 44 and the rest, some indeed on boards and some on things from the ship. And thus it came to pass that all were brought safely to the land. Acts 27:39-44, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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