40. So they slipped the anchors and left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the linkage that bound the steering oars together. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and steered toward the beach.
41. But they encountered a patch of crosscurrents and ran the ship aground; the bow stuck fast and could not be moved, but the stern was being broken up by the force of the waves.
42. Now the soldiers’ plan was to kill the prisoners so that none of them would escape by swimming away.
43. But the centurion, wanting to save Paul’s life, prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,
44. and the rest were to follow, some on planks and some on pieces of the ship. And in this way all were brought safely to land.