20. And when neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm lay on us, all hope of our being saved was now taken away.
21. And after they had fasted a long time, Paul standing forth in the midst of them, said: You should indeed, O ye men, have hearkened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and have gained this harm and loss.
22. And now I exhort you to be of good cheer. For there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but only of the ship.
23. For an angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, stood by me this night,
24. Saying: Fear not, Paul, thou must be brought before Caesar; and behold, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.
25. Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer; for I believe God that it shall so be, as it hath been told me.
26. And we must come unto a certain island.
27. But after the fourteenth night was come, as we were sailing in Adria, about midnight, the shipmen deemed that they discovered some country.