| 21 After the men had gone a long time without food,
Paul stood up before them and said: \"Men, you
should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete;
then you would have spared yourselves this
damage and loss.
22 But now I urge you to keep up your courage,
because not one of you will be lost; only the ship
will be destroyed.
23 Last night an angel of the God whose I am and
whom I serve stood beside me
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.\"
33 Just before dawn Paul urged them all to eat. \"For
the last fourteen days,\" he said, \"you have been in
constant suspense and have gone without food--
you haven\'t eaten anything.
34 Now I urge you to take some food. You need it to
survive. Not one of you will lose a single hair from
his head.\"
35 After he said this, he took some bread and gave
thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it
and began to eat.
36 They were all encouraged and ate some food
themselves.
37 Altogether there were 276 of us on board.
38 When they had eaten as much as they wanted,
they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into
the sea.
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