28. And they took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and when they had gone a little farther, they took soundings again and found it to be fifteen fathoms.
29. Then, fearing lest we should run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern, and prayed for day to come.
30. And as the sailors were seeking to escape from the ship, when they had let down the skiff into the sea, under pretense of putting out anchors from the prow,
31. Paul said to the centurion and the soldiers, “Unless these men stay in the ship, you cannot be saved.”
32. Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the skiff and let it fall off.