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17 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 in this way let themselves be driven along.
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so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.
18 The next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, they began to jettison the cargo;
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We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard.
19 and on the third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.
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On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.
20 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 gradually abandoned.
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When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.
21 When they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said, "Men, you ought to have followed my advice and not to have set sail from Crete and incurred this damage and loss.
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After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss.
22 "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.
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But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the ship will be destroyed.
23 "For this very night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me,
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Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me
24 saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those who are sailing with you.'
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and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’
25 "Therefore, keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that it will turn out exactly as I have been told.
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So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.
26 "But we must run aground on a certain island."
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Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.”
27 But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to surmise that they were approaching some land.
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On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
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