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|Atos 27:40|
Cutting loose the anchors, they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.
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41
|Atos 27:41|
But the ship struck a sand-bar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern was broken to pieces by the pounding of the surf.
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42
|Atos 27:42|
The soldiers planned to kill the prisoners to prevent any of them from swimming away and escaping.
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43
|Atos 27:43|
But the centurion wanted to spare Paul’s life and kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land.
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44
|Atos 27:44|
The rest were to get there on planks or on pieces of the ship. In this way everyone reached land in safety.
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1
|Atos 28:1|
Once safely on shore, we found out that the island was called Malta.
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2
|Atos 28:2|
The islanders showed us unusual kindness. They built a fire and welcomed us all because it was raining and cold.
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3
|Atos 28:3|
Paul gathered a pile of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand.
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4
|Atos 28:4|
When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, “This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, Justice has not allowed him to live.”
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|Atos 28:5|
But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.
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