32 So the soldiers cut the ropes that held the lifeboat. They let it drift away.
33 Just before dawn Paul tried to get them all to eat. "For the last 14 days," he said, "you have wondered what would happen. You have gone without food. You haven't eaten anything.
34 Now I am asking you to eat some food. You need it to live. Not one of you will lose a single hair from your head."
35 After Paul said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God. He did this where they all could see him. Then he broke it and began to eat.
36 All of them were filled with hope. So they ate some food.
37 There were 276 of us on board.
38 They ate as much as they wanted. They needed to make the ship lighter. So they threw the rest of the grain into the sea.