22 But now I advise you to take courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship.
23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God to whom I belong and whom I serve,
24 saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. And, look! God has given you all those who sail with you.’
25 Therefore, men, take courage, for I believe God that it will be exactly as it was told to me.
26 Nevertheless, we must be shipwrecked on a certain island.”
27 When the fourteenth night came, while we were drifting in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors supposed that they were approaching land.
28 They took soundings and found the water to be one hundred and twenty feet deep. When they had gone a little farther, they took soundings again and found it to be ninety feet deep.