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.
28. Who also sounding, found twenty fathoms; and going on a little further, they found fifteen fathoms.
29. Then fearing lest we should fall upon rough places, they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.
30. 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,
31. Paul said to the centurion, and to the soldiers: Except these stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.
32. Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and let her fall off.
33. 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.
34. 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.
35. 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.