But Paul told the army officer and the other soldiers, “If these men do not stay in the ship, you will lose all hope of survival.”
But the captain and the owner of the ship did not agree with Paul. So the army officer accepted what they said instead of believing Paul.
The Father gives me my people. Every one of them will come to me. I will always accept them.
Some of the sailors wanted to leave the ship, and they lowered the lifeboat to the water. They wanted the other men to think that they were throwing more anchors from the front of the ship.
So the soldiers cut the ropes and let the lifeboat fall into the water.
The others used wooden boards or pieces of the ship. And this is how all the people went safely to land.
You and your son Solomon are in danger, but I will tell you what to do to save yourself.