Acts 27:23-37

²³For an angel of the God, whose I am and whom I serve, stood by me this night,

²⁴saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted to thee all those that sail with thee.

²⁵Wherefore be of good courage, men, for I believe God that thus it shall be, as it has been said to me.

²⁶But we must be cast ashore on a certain island.

²⁷And when the fourteenth night was come, we being driven about in Adria, towards the middle of the night the sailors supposed that some land neared them,

²⁸and having sounded found twenty fathoms, and having gone a little farther and having again sounded they found fifteen fathoms;

²⁹and fearing lest we should be cast on rocky places, casting four anchors out of the stern, they wished that day were come.

³⁰But the sailors wishing to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat into the sea under pretext of being about to carry out anchors from the prow,

³¹Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, Unless these abide in the ship ye cannot be saved.

³²Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat and let her fall.

³³And while it was drawing on to daylight, Paul exhorted them all to partake of food, saying, Ye have passed the fourteenth day watching in expectation without taking food.

³⁴Wherefore I exhort you to partake of food, for this has to do with your safety; for not a hair from the head of any one of you shall perish.

³⁵And, having said these things and taken a loaf, he gave thanks to God before all, and having broken it began to eat.

³⁶And all taking courage, themselves also took food.

³⁷And we were in the ship, all the souls, two hundred and seventy-six.