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For an angel of the God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,
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saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted to thee all those that sail with thee.
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Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believe God that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me.
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But we must be cast ashore on a certain island.
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And when the fourteenth night was come, we being driven about in Adria, towards the middle of the night the sailors supposed that some land neared them,
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and having sounded found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther and having again sounded they found fifteen fathoms;
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and fearing lest we should be cast on rocky places, casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished that day were come.
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But the sailors wishing to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat into the sea under pretext of being about to carry out anchors from the prow,
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Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these abide in the ship *ye* cannot be saved.
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Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let her fall.
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And while it was drawing on to daylight, Paul exhorted them all to partake of food, saying, Ye have passed the fourteenth day watching in expectation without taking food.