"[Yet] nowI urgeyou to keep up your courage,for there will be nolossof lifeamongyou, but [only] of the ship.
Shecaniahthe sonof Jehiel,one of the sonsof Elam,saidto Ezra,"We have beenunfaithfulto our Godand have marriedforeignwomenfrom the peoplesof the land;yet nowthereis hopefor Israelin spiteof this.
Satanansweredthe LORDand said,"Skinfor skin!Yes, allthat a manhas he will givefor his life.
He will not feareviltidings;His heartis steadfast,trustingin the LORD.
But on the night[immediately] following,the Lordstoodat his side and said,"Take courage;for as you have solemnly witnessedto My causeat Jerusalem,soyou mustwitnessat Romealso."
"Therefore,keep up your courage,men,for I believeGodthat it will turnout exactlyas I have been told.
Paulsaidto the centurionand to the soldiers,"Unlessthese menremainin the ship,you yourselvescannotbe saved."
"ThereforeI encourageyou to takesome food,for thisis for your preservation,for not a hairfrom the headof anyof you will perish."
Allof them were encouragedand they themselvesalso tookfood.
and the rest[should follow], someon planks,and otherson various thingsfrom the ship.And soit happenedthat they allwere brought safelyto land.
Moreover Davidwas greatlydistressedbecausethe peoplespokeof stoninghim, for allthe peoplewere embittered,eachonebecauseof his sonsand his daughters.But Davidstrengthenedhimself in the LORDhis God.
