Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose; and commanded that they which could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, and get to land:
Bible References
Willing
Acts 27:3
And on the day after, we came to Sidon; and Julius was kind to Paul, and let him go to see his friends and take a rest.
Acts 23:10
And when the argument became very violent, the chief captain, fearing that Paul would be pulled in two by them, gave orders to the armed men to take him by force from among them, and take him into the army building.
Proverbs 16:7
When a man's ways are pleasing to the Lord, he makes even his haters be at peace with him.
2 Corinthians 11:25
Three times I was whipped with rods, once I was stoned, three times the ship I was in came to destruction at sea, a night and a day I have been in the water;