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and on the third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said. See; after so great a tempest he does not speak to them by way of attack, but wanting to be believed at least for the future. Whence also he takes what has happened as testimony to the truth of what will be said. And he foretells two things: that they must be cast upon an island, and that the ship will be lost, but those on board will be saved (which was not a matter of conjecture, but of prophecy), and that he himself must stand before Caesar. But the phrase, *God has granted you all*, which he said, is not of arrogance, but from a desire to win over those sailing with him; for he said it thus not so that they might be grateful to him, but so that they might be persuaded by what was said by him. And the phrase, *God has granted you*, was said to Paul. As if saying to him: They are indeed worthy to die, since they disobeyed; however, this is done for your sake. But after long, it says, abstinence, Paul stood forth in the midst of them and said: Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life 60.369 among you, but of the ship. For there stood by me this night an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, Saying, Fear not, Paul; you must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God has given you all them that sail with you. Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God, that it shall be even as it was told me. Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country; And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms: and when they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found it fifteen fathoms. Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, under color as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship, Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except these abide in the ship, you cannot be saved. Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off. Here he shows that the sailors were about to flee, disbelieving what was said; but the centurion believes, along with the soldiers. Therefore he also says: *If these flee, you cannot be saved*; saying this not for this reason, but so that he might restrain them, and the prophecy might not fall through. See how they are taught the philosophy of Paul as if in a church, whom he also saves from the midst of their dangers. And Paul is providentially disbelieved, so that after the experience of the events he might be believed; which then also happened. And again he exhorts them to take some food, and they are persuaded; and he himself first takes some, persuading not by word, but also by deed, that the storm did no harm, but rather benefited their souls. And while the day was coming on, Paul besought them all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that you have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing. Wherefore I pray you to take some meat: for this is for your health: for there shall not a hair fall from the head of any of you. And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken it, he began to eat. Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took some meat. And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. And having cast off the anchors, they left

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