But the centurion, wishing to save Paul, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and make for the land,
The next day we put in at Sidon. And Julius treated Paul kindly and gave him leave to go to his friends and be cared for.
When a man's ways please the Lord, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Three times I was beaten with rods. Once I was stoned. Three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I was adrift at sea;
Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.
Also provide mounts for Paul to ride and bring him safely to Felix the governor.”
And when the dissension became violent, the tribune, afraid that Paul would be torn to pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him away from among them by force and bring him into the barracks.
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