Acts 27:43-44 But the military officer, wanting to save Paul from being killed, prevented them from doing this. Instead he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard and be the first to reach land.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴³ But the military officer, wanting to save Paul [from being killed], prevented them from doing this. [Instead] he ordered those who could swim to jump overboard and be the first to reach land. ⁴⁴ The rest [he reasoned] could reach shore by floating on planks or other debris from the ship. And so it happened that all of them escaped safely to land.