^{41 Ref} But lighting upon a place where two seas met, they ran the vessel aground; and the foreship struck and remained unmoveable, but the stern began to break up by the violence `of the waves'.

^{42 Ref} And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any `of them' should swim out, and escape.

^{43 Ref} But the centurion, desiring to save Paul, stayed them from their purpose; and commanded that they who could swim should cast themselves overboard, and get first to the land;