the rest were to follow, holding on to the planks or to some broken pieces of the ship. And this was how we all got safely ashore.
But now I beg you, take courage! Not one of you will lose your life; only the ship will be lost.
and said, ‘Don't be afraid, Paul! You must stand before the Emperor. And God in his goodness to you has spared the lives of all those who are sailing with you.’
As the scripture says, “It is difficult for good people to be saved; what, then, will become of godless sinners?”
But Paul said to the army officer and soldiers, “If the sailors don't stay on board, you have no hope of being saved.”
“I will give the command and shake the people of Israel like grain in a sieve. I will shake them among the nations to remove all who are worthless.