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When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even the fast was already over, Paul started admonishing them,

Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them,

saying to them, "Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."

And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and ship, but also of our lives.

But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.

Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by Paul.

The harbor was not suitable for wintering, so the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.

When a moderate south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along Crete, closer to shore.

And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete.

But before very long a violent wind, called Euraquilo, rushed down from the land;

But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

and when the ship was caught in it and could not head up into the wind, we gave up and let ourselves be driven by the wind.

And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive.

Running under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were able to get the ship's boat under control only with difficulty.

And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

After they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the sea anchor and let themselves be driven along in this way.

Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

The next day as we were being violently tossed by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo;

And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;

and on the third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.

And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.

Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was slowly abandoned.

And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.

When many had lost their appetites, Paul then stood among them and said, "Men, you should have followed my advice and not have set sail from Crete, and thereby spared yourselves this damage and loss.

But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss.

"And yet now I urge you to keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship.

"For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong, whom I also serve, came to me,

For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,

saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has graciously granted you all those who are sailing with you.'

Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.

"Therefore, keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that it will turn out exactly as I have been told.

Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me.

"But we must run aground on a certain island."

Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to suspect that they were approaching some land.

But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country;

And they took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms.

And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms.

Fearing that we might run aground somewhere on the rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and prayed for daybreak.

Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

But as the sailors were trying to escape from the ship and had let down the ship's boat into the sea, on the pretense that they were going to lay out anchors from the bow,

And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "Unless these men remain on the ship, you yourselves cannot be saved."

Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the ship's boat and let it fall away.

Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.

Until the day was about to dawn, Paul kept encouraging them all to take some food, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day that you have been constantly watching and going without eating, having taken in nothing.

And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

"Therefore, I encourage you to take some food, for this is for your survival, for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish."

Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head of any of you.

Having said this, he took bread and gave thanks to God in the presence of them all, and he broke it and began to eat.

And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat.

All of them were encouraged and they themselves also took food.

Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat.

We were 276 people on the ship in all.

And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

When they had eaten enough, they began lightening the ship by throwing the wheat out into the sea.

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.