Acts 27:42

42 The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape;

Acts 27:42 In-Context

40 So they cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes that tied the rudders; then hoisting the foresail to the wind they made for the beach.
41 But striking a shoal they ran the vessel aground; the bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was broken up by the surf.
42 The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, lest any should swim away and escape;
43 but the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their purpose. He ordered those who could swim to throw themselves overboard first and make for the land,
44 and the rest on planks or on pieces of the ship. And so it was that all escaped to land.
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