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And much time having been spent ,
and the voyage being now dangerous ,
because the Fast had already gone by ,
Paul advised them ,
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saying ,
Sirs ,
I perceive that this voyage will be with injury and much loss ,
not only of the lading and the ship ,
but also of our lives .
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But the centurion believed the master and the owner of the ship more than what was spoken by Paul .
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And as the harbor was not well situated for wintering ,
the greater part advised to sail thence also ,
if by any means they might reach Phoenix ,
a harbor of Crete ,
looking toward the southwest and northwest ,
and there winter .
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And when a south wind blew gently ,
supposing that they had obtained their purpose ,
they weighed anchor ,
and coasted along close by Crete .
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But not long after ,
there rushed against it a tempestuous wind ,
called Euroclydon .
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And the ship being caught ,
and unable to face the wind ,
we gave up to it ,
and were driven along .
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And running under a certain small island called Clauda ,
we were hardly able to get possession of the boat ;
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which when they had taken up ,
they used helps ,
undergirding the ship ;
and fearing lest they should run into the Syrtis ,
they lowered the sail and so were driven .
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And as we were violently tempest
tossed ,
the next day they began to lighten the vessel ;
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and the third day we cast out with our own hands the movables of the ship .
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And as neither sun nor stars had appeared for many days ,
and no small tempest lay on us ,
thenceforward all hope that we should be saved was taken away .
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And after there had been much abstinence from food ,
Paul stood up in the midst of them and said ,
Sirs ,
ye should have hearkened to me ,
and not have put to sea from Crete ,
nod thus brought upon yourselves this injury and loss .
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And now I exhort you to be of good cheer ;
for there will be no loss of life among you ,
but only of the ship .
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For there stood by me this night an angel of God ,
whose I am ,
and whom I serve ,
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saying ,
Fear not ,
Paul !
Thou must stand before Caesar ;
and lo ,
God hath given thee all those that sail with thee .
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Wherefore ,
sirs ,
be of good cheer ;
for I believe God ,
that it will be just as it hath been told me .
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But we must be cast upon some island .
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And when the fourteenth night had come on ,
as we were driven onward in the Adriatic sea ,
about midnight the sailors suspected that they were near some country ;
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and sounding ,
they found twenty fathoms ;
and having gone a little further and sounded again ,
they found fifteen fathoms ;
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