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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.
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Butwhen the fourteenthnight was come , as we were driven up and downinAdria,about midnighttheshipmendeemed that they drew near to somecountry;
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Andsounded , and found it twentyfathoms:and when they had gone a little further, they soundedagain,andfound it fifteenfathoms.
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Thenfearinglestwe should have fallenuponrocks*, they castfouranchors out of the stern, and wished* for the day.
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And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship,when they had let down the boatinto the sea, under colour as though they would have castanchors out of the foreship,