Acts 27:30 (WEB) - 30 As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow,
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Acts 27:31 (WEB) - 31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, “Unless these stay in the ship, you can’t be saved.”
Acts 27:32 (WEB) - 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let it fall off.
Acts 27:34, 34 Therefore I urge you to take some food; it will give you strength, since not a hair is to perish from the head of any of you.” - RSV
Acts 27:35 (WEB) - 35 When he had said this and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God in the presence of all; then he broke it and began to eat.
Acts 27:36 (WEB) - 36 Then they all cheered up, and they also took food.
Acts 27:37 (WEB) - 37 In all, we were two hundred seventy-six souls on the ship.
Acts 27:38 (WEB) - 38 When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.
Acts 27:39 (WEB) - 39 When it was day, they didn’t recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, and they decided to try to drive the ship onto it.
Acts 27:40 (WEB) - 40 Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time untying the rudder ropes. Hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach.
Acts 27:42, 42 The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn’t swim ashore and escape. - NLT
Acts 27:43 (WEB) - 43 But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stopped them from their purpose, and commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard first to go toward the land;
Acts 27:44 (WEB) - 44 and the rest should follow, some on planks and some on other things from the ship. So they all escaped safely to the land.
Acts 28:1 (WEB) - 1 When we had escaped, then they learned that the island was called Malta.
Acts 28:2 (WEB) - 2 The natives showed us uncommon kindness; for they kindled a fire and received us all, because of the present rain and because of the cold.
Acts 28 - 3 (WEB) But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat and fastened on his hand.
Acts 28:4,4 And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. - KJV
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