Acts:27:26-44

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* Howbeit we must (5748 ) be cast (5629 ) upon a certain island . * But when the fourteenth night was come (5633 ), as we were driven up and down (5746 ) in Adria , about midnight the shipmen deemed (5707 ) that they drew near (5721 ) to some country ; * And sounded (5660 ), and found (5627 ) it twenty fathoms : and when they had gone (5660 ) a little further , they sounded (5660 ) again , and found (5627 ) it fifteen fathoms . * Then fearing (5740 ) lest we should have fallen (5632 ) (5625 ) (5632 ) upon rocks , they cast (5660 ) four anchors out of the stern , and wished (5711 ) (5635 ) for the day . * And as the shipmen were about (5723 ) to flee (5629 ) out of the ship , when they had let down (5660 ) the boat into the sea , under colour as though they would (5723 ) have cast (5721 ) anchors out of the foreship , * Paul said (5627 ) to the centurion and to the soldiers , Except these abide (5661 ) in the ship , ye cannot (5736 ) be saved (5683 ). * Then the soldiers cut off (5656 ) the ropes of the boat , and let (5656 ) her fall off (5629 ). * And while the day was coming (5738 ) on (5707 ), Paul besought (5707 ) them all to take (5629 ) meat , saying (5723 ), This day is the fourteenth day that ye have tarried (5723 ) and continued (5719 ) fasting , having taken (5642 ) nothing . * Wherefore I pray (5719 ) you to take (5629 ) some meat : for this is (5719 ) for your health : for there shall not an hair fall (5695 ) from the head of any of you . * And when he had thus spoken (5631 ), he took (5631 ) bread , and gave thanks (5656 ) to God in presence of them all : and when he had broken (5660 ) it , he began (5662 ) to eat (5721 ). * Then were they (5637 ) all of good cheer , and they also took (5639 ) some meat . * And we were (5713 ) in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls . * And when they had eaten enough (5685 ), they lightened (5707 ) the ship , and cast out (5734 ) the wheat into the sea . * And when it was (5633 ) day , they knew (5707 ) not the land : but they discovered (5707 ) a certain creek with (5723 ) a shore , into the which they were minded (5662 ), if it were possible (5739 ), to thrust in (5658 ) the ship . * And when they had taken up (5631 ) the anchors , they committed (5707 ) themselves unto the sea , and loosed (5631 ) the rudder bands , and hoised up (5660 ) the mainsail to the wind (5723 ), and made (5707 ) toward shore . * And falling (5631 ) into a place where two seas met , they ran the ship aground (5656 ); and the forepart stuck fast (5660 ), and remained (5656 ) unmoveable , but the hinder part was broken (5712 ) with the violence of the waves . * And the soldiers counsel was (5633 ) to kill (5725 ) the prisoners , lest any of them should swim out (5660 ), and escape (5630 ). * But the centurion , willing (5740 ) to save (5658 ) Paul , kept (5656 ) them from their purpose ; and commanded (5656 ) that they which could (5740 ) swim (5721 ) should cast (5660 ) themselves first into the sea , and get (5750 ) to land : * And the rest , some on boards , and some on broken pieces of the ship . And so it came to pass (5633 ), that they escaped all safe (5683 ) to land .

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