this man, delivered over by the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you nailed to a cross by the hands of godless men and put him to death.

to do whatever your hand and your plan had predestined to take place.

So in the present case I tell you, keep away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or action is of men, it will fail;

The soldiers' plan was to kill the prisoners, so that none of them would swim away and escape.

But the centurion, wanting to bring Paul safely through, kept them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land,