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However we must be cast upon a certain island.
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And when the fourteenth night was come as we were driven up and down in the Adriatic sea, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country
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and sounded and found
it twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again and found
it fifteen fathoms.
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Then fearing lest we should fall upon rocks, they cast four anchors 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 boat into the sea, under colour as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,
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Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.
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Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let her fall off.
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And while the day was coming on, Paul besought
them all to take food, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye have waited and continued fasting, having taken nothing.
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Therefore I pray you to take
some food, for this is for your
salvation and health, for there shall not one hair fall from the head of any of you.
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And when he had thus spoken, he took bread and gave thanks to God in presence of them all; and when he had broken
it, he began to eat.
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Then they were all of good cheer, and they also took
some food.