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Nevertheless the centurionbelieved the masterand the owner of the ship,morethan those things which were spokenbyPaul.
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Andbecause the havenwas not commodiousto winter in, the more partadvised* to depart thence also,if by any means they mightattaintoPhenice, and there to winter ; which is an haven of Crete, and liethtoward the south westandnorthwest.
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And when the south wind blew softly , supposing that they had obtained their purpose,loosing thence, they sailed close byCrete.
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Butnotlongafter there aroseagainstit a tempestuouswind,calledEuroclydon.
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And when the ship was caught , andcouldnot bear up into the wind, we let her drive* .
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And running under a certainisland which is calledClauda, we hadmuchwork to come by* the boat:
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Which when they had taken up , they usedhelps,undergirding the ship;and,fearinglest they should fallinto the quicksands,strakesail, and so were driven .
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Andwe being exceedingly tossed with a tempest , the next day they lightened the ship* ;
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And the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship.
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And when neithersunnorstarsinmanydaysappeared , andnosmalltempest lay on us, allhope that we should be savedwasthen taken away .
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Butafterlongabstinence*Paul stood forthin the midst of them, and said , Sirs*, ye should* have hearkened unto me, and not have loosedfromCrete,and to have gainedthisharmandloss.