Acts 27:42-43 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

⁴²The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners so none of them could swim to freedom.

⁴³But the centurion, wanting to spare Paul’s life, thwarted their plan. He commanded those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.

— Acts 27:42-43

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