17. When the crew had hoisted it up, they made use of ropes to undergird the ship. Then fearing they might run aground on the Syrtis, they let down the anchor and so were driven along.
18. But as we were violently battered by the storm, the next day they began throwing cargo overboard.
19. On the third day, they threw out the ship’s gear with their own hands.
20. With neither sun nor stars appearing for many days, and no small storm pressing on us, all hope of our survival was vanishing.
21. As they had long been without food, Paul stood up in their midst and said, “Men, you should have listened to me and not sailed from Crete, to avoid this disaster and loss.
22. Yet now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you—but only of the ship.
23. For this very night, there came to me an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve.