Acts 27
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Acts 27:42-43

42The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.

43But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

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