40And casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosing the bands of the rudders; and hoisting up the foresail to the wind, they made for the beach. 41But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence of the waves . 42And the soldiers counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them'should swim out, and escape. 43But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land; 44and the rest, some on planks, and some on other things from the ship. And so it came to pass, that they all escaped safe to the land.
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