Acts 27:21-32

21After the men had goneG5225 a longG4183 time without foodG776, PaulG3972 stood upG2476 among themG1722G846G3319 and saidG2036, “MenG435, you should haveG1163 followed my adviceG3980G1473 notG3361 to sailG321 fromG575 CreteG2914. ThenG5037 you would have averted thisG3778 disasterG5196 andG2532 lossG2209. 22But nowG3568 I urgeG3867 youG4771 to keep up your courageG2114, becauseG1063 youG4771 will not experienceG1510G3762 any lossG580 of lifeG5590, but onlyG4133 of theG3588 shipG4143. 23ForG1063 just last nightG3571 an angelG32 of theG3588 GodG2316 to whomG3739 IG1473 belongG1510 andG2532 whomG3739 I serveG3000 stood besideG3936 meG1473 24and saidG3004, ‘Do notG3361 be afraidG5399, PaulG3972; youG4771 mustG1163 stand beforeG3936 CaesarG2541. AndG2532 lookG2400, GodG2316 has grantedG5483 youG4771 the lives of allG3956 whoG3588 sailG4126 withG3326 youG4771.’

25SoG1352 take courageG2114, menG435, forG1063 I believeG4100 GodG2316 thatG3754 it will happenG1510 justG3779G2596 asG3739G5158 He toldG2980 meG1473. 26HoweverG1161, weG1473 mustG1163 run agroundG1601 onG1519 someG5100 islandG3520.”

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On the fourteenthG5065 nightG3571 weG1473 were still being drivenG1308 acrossG1722 theG3588 Adriatic SeaG99.1 AboutG2596 midnightG3319G3588G3571 theG3588 sailorsG3492 sensedG5282 theyG846 were approachingG4317 landG5100G5561. 28They took soundingsG1001 and found thatG2147 the water was twentyG1501 fathomsG3712 deep.2 GoingG1339 a little fartherG1024, they took another set of soundingsG1001G3825 that readG2147 fifteenG1178 fathomsG3712.3 29Fearing thatG5399G3361 we would run agroundG1601G4225 onG2596 the rocksG5138G5117, they droppedG4496 fourG5064 anchorsG45 fromG1537 the sternG4403 and prayed forG2172 daybreakG2250G1096.

30MeanwhileG1161, theG3588 sailorsG3492 attemptedG2212 to escapeG5343 fromG1537 theG3588 shipG4143. PretendingG4392G5613G3195 to lowerG1614 anchorsG45 fromG1537 the bowG4408, they letG5465 theG3588 lifeboatG4627 down intoG1519 theG3588 seaG2281. 31But PaulG3972 saidG2036 to theG3588 centurionG1543 andG2532 theG3588 soldiersG4757, “UnlessG1437G3361 theseG3778 men remainG3306 withG1722 theG3588 shipG4143, youG4771 cannotG3756G1410 be savedG4982.” 32So theG3588 soldiersG4757 cutG609 theG3588 ropesG4979 to theG3588 lifeboatG4627 andG2532 setG1439 itG846 adriftG1601.