24. and said, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.'
25. So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.
26. Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island."
27. On the fourteenth night we were still being driven across the Adriatic Sea, when about midnight the sailors sensed they were approaching land.
28. They took soundings and found that the water was a hundred and twenty feet deep. A short time later they took soundings again and found it was ninety feet deep.
29. Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.