Acts 27:42-44 The soldiers’ planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any from swimming away and escaping.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ⁴² The soldiers’ planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any from swimming away and escaping. ⁴³ The centurion desired to save Paul so he kept them from doing what they planned. He commanded that those who could swim should throw themselves overboard, and get to the land first. ⁴⁴ The rest were to use planks or something from the ship. So they all escaped safe to the land.