31 But Paul told the officer and the other soldiers, “If these men do not stay in the ship, your lives cannot be saved!”
32 So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
33 Just before dawn Paul began persuading all the people to eat something. He said, “For the past 14 days you have been waiting and watching. You have not eaten.
34 Now I beg you to eat something. You need it to stay alive. None of you will lose even one hair off your heads.”
35 After he said this, Paul took some bread and thanked God for it before all of them. He broke off a piece and began eating.
36 All the men felt better. They all started eating too.
37 (There were 276 people on the ship.)