Revised Common Lectionary (Complementary)

Shipwrecked On an Island, All Make It Safely Ashore

³⁹ And when it became day, they were not recognizing the land. But they were looking-closely-at a certain bay having a beach, to which they were deliberating^[a] whether they might be able to drive-out the ship. ⁴⁰ And having cast-off the anchors, they were leaving them in the sea. At the same time, having unfastened the ropes of the rudders^[b], and having raised the sail^[c] to the blowing [wind], they were holding [course] for the beach. ⁴¹ But having fallen-into^[d] a place between-seas^[e], they grounded the vessel. And the bow, having become stuck, remained immovable; but the stern was being broken-up by the force of the waves. ⁴² Now the plan of the soldiers came-to-be that they should kill the prisoners, that none should escape, having swum-away. ⁴³ But the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, forbid them from their intention. And he ordered the ones being able to swim, having jumped-overboard^[f] first, to go away to the land, ⁴⁴ and the rest to follow— some upon planks, and others on some of the things from the ship. And so it happened that everyone was brought-safely-through to the land.