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For this night there came to my side an angel of the God who is my Master and whose servant I am,
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Saying, Have no fear, Paul, for you will come before Caesar, and God has given to you all those who are sailing with you.
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And so, O men, be of good heart, for I have faith in God that it will be as he said to me.
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But we will be sent on to a certain island.
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But when the fourteenth day came, while we were going here and there in the Adriatic sea, about the middle of the night the sailors had an idea that they were getting near land;
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And they let down the lead, and saw that the sea was a hundred and twenty feet deep; and after a little time they did it again and it was ninety feet.
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Then, fearing that by chance we might come on to the rocks, they let down four hooks from the back of the ship, and made prayers for the coming of day.
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Then the sailors made attempts secretly to get away from the ship, letting down a boat as if they were about to put down hooks from the front of the ship;
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But Paul said to the captain and his men, If you do not keep these men in the ship, you will not be safe.
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Then the armed men, cutting the cords of the boat, let her go.
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And when dawn was near, Paul gave them all orders to take food, saying, This is the fourteenth day you have been waiting and taking no food.