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Shipwreck and Deliverance on Malta

Acts 27:27-44

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Chapter 27
27 But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were drifting across the Adriatic Sea, the sailors sensed in the middle of the night that some land was approaching them. 28 And having taken soundings, they found twenty fathoms. And having gone a little farther and having taken soundings again, they found fifteen fathoms. 29 Fearing lest we should run aground somewhere on rough places, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. 30 But the sailors, seeking to flee from the ship and having lowered the skiff into the sea under pretext as if they were about to stretch out the anchors from the prow, 31 Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, "If these do not remain in the ship, you cannot be saved." 32 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it fall away. 33 Until the day was about to come, Paul was exhorting them all to take food, saying: "Today the fourteenth day, waiting, you continue without eating, taking nothing in." 34 Therefore I urge you to take some food, for this is for your salvation. Not a hair from any of your heads will perish. 35 After saying these things and taking bread, he gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. 36 But when they had cheered up, they all took food themselves. 37 Now we were all the souls on the ship, two hundred seventy-six. 38 When they had eaten enough, they began lightening the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea. 39 When day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay with a beach, into which they planned to try to drive the ship. 40 And when they had cut away the anchors, they let them go into the sea. At the same time they cut loose the rudders' lashings and hoisted the foresail to the wind, holding the ship to the shore. 41 But having fallen into a place of two seas, they ran the ship aground, and the prow stuck fast and remained unshaken, but the stern was being broken up by the violence. 42 Now a plan came among the soldiers that they should kill the prisoners, lest anyone should escape by swimming out. 43 But the centurion, wanting to save Paul, prevented them from their purpose and ordered those able to swim, having thrown themselves off first, to go out onto the land. 44 and the rest, some indeed on planks, but others on some of those from the ship. And in this way it happened that all were saved upon the land.