Preparing for Shipwreck

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But after the fourteenth night was come, as we were sailing in Adria, about midnight, the shipmen deemed that they discovered some country.

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Who also sounding, found twenty fathoms: and going on a little further, they found fifteen fathoms.

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Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern: and wished for the day.

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But as the shipmen sought to fly out of the ship, having let down the boat into the sea, under colour, as though they would have cast anchors out of the forepart of the ship,

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Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers: Except these stay in the ship, you 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 when it began to be light, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying: This day is the fourteenth day that you have waited and continued fasting, taking nothing.

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Wherefore, I pray you to take some meat for your health's sake: for there shall not an hair of the head of any of you perish.

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And when he had said these things, taking bread, he gave thanks to God in the sight of them all. And when he had broken it, he began to eat.

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Then were they all of better cheer: and they also took some meat.

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And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls.

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And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, casting the wheat into the sea.

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