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But soon a very strong wind - the one called "Northeaster" - blew down from the island.
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It hit the ship, and since it was impossible to keep the ship headed into the wind, we gave up trying and let it be carried along by the wind.
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We got some shelter when we passed to the south of the little island of Cauda. There, with some difficulty we managed to make the ship's boat secure.
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They pulled it aboard and then fastened some ropes tight around the ship. They were afraid that they might run into the sandbanks off the coast of Libya, so they lowered the sail and let the ship be carried by the wind.
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The violent storm continued, so on the next day they began to throw some of the ship's cargo overboard,
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and on the following day they threw part of the ship's equipment overboard.
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For many days we could not see the sun or the stars, and the wind kept on blowing very hard. We finally gave up all hope of being saved.
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After everyone had gone a long time without food, Paul stood before them and said, "You should have listened to me and not have sailed from Crete; then we would have avoided all this damage and loss.
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But now I beg you, take courage! Not one of you will lose your life; only the ship will be lost.
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For last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I worship came to me
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and said, "Don't be afraid, Paul! You must stand before the Emperor. And God in his goodness to you has spared the lives of all those who are sailing with you.'