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
The next day we put in at Sidon, and Julius kindly allowed Paul to go and see his friends and be taken care of.
Acts 23:10
As the dispute was becoming violent, the colonel began to be afraid that they would tear Paul in pieces, and ordered the soldiers to go down and get him away from them and bring him into the barracks.
2 Corinthians 11:25
I have been beaten three times by the Romans, I have been stoned once, I have been shipwrecked three times, a night and a day I have been adrift at sea;