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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.
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Andnow I exhortyou to be of good cheer : for there shall benoloss of any man's lifeamongyou,but of the ship.
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For there stood bymethisnight the angel of God,whose I am , andwhom I serve ,
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Saying , Fearnot,Paul;thoumust be brought beforeCaesar:and,lo , God hath giventheeall them that sailwiththee.
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Wherefore,sirs, be of good cheer : for I believeGod,thatit shall beeven*as it was toldme.